The Secret
2000 · 1 season · 3 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama
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As a boy, Freddie Musgrave ran contraband on the Tyne, but now, as a successful businessman, he seems to have it all. However, his troubled past comes back to haunt him, threatening his newfound security.
Created by Catherine Cookson
Network: ITV1
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Colin Buchanan Freddie Musgrave -
June Whitfield Mrs. Birkstead -
Hannah Yelland Belle Hewitt -
Clare Higgins Maggie Hewitt -
Stephen Moyer Marcel Birkstead -
Elizabeth Carling Connie Wheatley
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