The Secret (TV series)

The Secret
Genre True-life drama
Based on Let This Be Our Secret
Written by Stuart Urban
Directed by Nick Murphy
Starring
Composer(s) Andrew Simon McAllister
Country of origin Northern Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 4
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Jonathan Curling
Running time 51 minutes (including adverts)
Production company(s) Hat Trick Productions
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 16:9 1080i
Audio format Stereo
Original release 29 April (2016-04-29) – 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)

The Secret is a 2016 Northern Irish ITV mini-series based on Let This Be Our Secret, Belfast journalist Deric Henderson's account of the double murder of Lesley Howell and Constable Trevor Buchanan, whose bodies were discovered in a fume-filled car in the garage of a property in Castlerock, County Londonderry, in Northern Ireland in May 1991.[1]

The drama stars James Nesbitt as killer dentist Colin Howell, is written by BAFTA-winning writer Stuart Urban and is directed by Nick Murphy. The producer is Jonathan Curling, and the executive producers are Hat Trick Productions' Mark Redhead and Stuart Urban.[2]

It was broadcast from 29 April to 20 May 2016 in four episodes.

References

Interview with writer Stuart Urban Writer Stuart Urban Interview with Daily Express

Mark Lawson in The Guardian on The Secret and other Northern Ireland dramas.

Broadcast Magazine on The Secret's ratings.


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