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Episode 1

Season 2019 Episode 1 | 57m 49s

Married after meeting in the secret service during World War II, Alec and Alison Wilson live devotedly for two decades, raising their two sons and living an otherwise quiet, idyllic life. Then Alec dies, and the real story starts to unravel.

Aired: 03/30/19 | Expires: 09/08/19
Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
Extras
Who is the mysterious woman at the funeral for Alison Wilson's husband?
Alison visits Alec in prison, but she questions their future.
More information about Alexander Wilson comes to light. Alison seeks peace.
Iain Glen, Ruth Wilson and Anna Symon discuss the character of Alexander Wilson.
Alison Wilson (Ruth Wilson) gets a birthday surprise and more in the Episode 1 scene.
Ruth Wilson (Jane Eyre) stars in this drama inspired by her grandmother's memoir.
After the death of her husband, Alison Wilson uncovers the truth about who he really was.
Mrs. Wilson's Ruth Wilson, Keeley Hawes, Iain Glen and writer Anna Symon discuss the show.
Ruth Wilson and writer Anna Symon tell us more about the real Alison Wilson.
Ruth Wilson discusses the process of telling her grandmother's story.
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