Hidden is a British television drama starring Philip Glenister, Thekla Reuten, Anna Chancellor, Michael Winder, Andrew Scarborough and David Suchet, which debuted on BBC One on 6 October 2011.[2] The four-part series was directed by Niall MacCormick, produced by Christopher Hall, and written by Ronan Bennett in collaboration with Walter Bernstein.[1]
Overview
Small-time solicitor Harry Venn (Glenister) is reluctantly drawn back into his dark past after being approached by Gina Hawkes (Reuten). Hawkes, a lawyer searching for a missing alibi witness for her client, quickly draws Venn into a deep and dangerous conspiracy involving the death of his brother twenty years previously, and which reaches deep into the heart of the British political system.[3]
Cast
- Philip Glenister as Harry Venn
- Thekla Reuten as Gina Hawkes
- David Suchet as Sir Nigel Fountain
- Thomas Craig as D.I. Fenton Russell
- Anna Chancellor as Elspeth Verney
- Séainín Brennan as Frances Martin
- Andrew Scarborough as Ben Lander
- Matthew Marsh as James Morpeth
- Bertie Carvel as Alexander Wentworth
- Richard Dormer as Frank Hanna
- Paul Ritter as Stevie Quirke
- Peter Guinness as Jason Styles
- Ben Smith as Matt Grogan
- David Michaels as Brian Worsley
- Christopher Fairbank as George Venn
- Rupert Simonian as Michael Venn
- Mark Powley as Mark Venn
- Lisa Kay as Lauren Chisholm
- Michael Winder as Kevin Gaunt
- Mark Flitton as Paul Hillman
- Christov Ruhn as Mezwar Tanzir
- Audrey Looten as Jennifer Moscati
- Mens-Sana Tamakloe as Dean Stubbs
- Christopher Webster as Young Harry Venn
- Marie-France Alvarez as Nadine
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Niall MacCormick | Ronan Bennett | 6 October 2011 | 6.09 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Niall MacCormick | Ronan Bennett | 13 October 2011 | 5.05 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Niall MacCormick | Ronan Bennett | 20 October 2011 | 4.53 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Niall MacCormick | Ronan Bennett | 27 October 2011 | 4.58 |
Critical reception
Josephine Moulds of The Telegraph said of the series: "All in all it was terribly exciting. Less pretentious than Page Eight and more ambitious than Spooks, Hidden nailed the intelligent, pacy TV thriller."[2]
References
- ^ a b Press Office – Hidden press pack: introduction, 30 September 2011. BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Hidden, BBC One, review". 6 October 2011.
- ^ "BBC One – Hidden".
- ^ "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008.
External links
- Hidden at BBC Online
- Hidden at IMDb
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