Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction In Anna Symon’s Lightly Fictionalized ‘Mrs. Wilson’

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4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of *Mrs. Wilson.

The story of Alison Wilson’s relationship with British spy novelist and actual spy, Alexander Wilson, almost seems too wild for reality and too bizarre for the author’s own fiction. But the history, beautifully brought to life by Wilson’s granddaughter, Ruth Wilson, was real. It’s a genre-busting journey where series writer Anna Symon always sought to highlight the power of family joy in this rather dark true tale.

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0:43.0	After years of unexpected and unwelcome revelations
0:46.1	about her secret agent husband's past,
0:48.6	Allison Wilson has finally committed herself.
0:51.2	To the truth, yes, but also to a spiritual life as a nun.
0:55.4	Therefore I, Alice and Wilson, vowed to live in chastity in poverty and obedience.
1:06.0	Alec Wilson's elaborate romantic pursuits and extensive family have left Allison bereft multiple times over, but she finally feels empowered to expose the truth about her husband to their sons.
1:18.0	You must decide for yourselves who your father really was, but you should know that with God's help I have forgiven him.
1:25.8	I hope one day that you may be able to do the same.
1:29.6	Series writer Anna Simon is a former journalist and documentary filmmaker and that approach to factual details lends her series Mrs Wilson a particularly deft touch.
1:40.0	She and series star and executive producer Ruth Wilson worked together to
1:44.8	blur the genre of the series. It's a domestic drama, an espionage thriller and a
1:50.3	family tragedy all in one.
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