The Secrets She Keeps
The Secrets She Keeps is an Australian psychological thriller drama television series that officially premiered on Network Ten on 22 April 2020 at 8:45 pm[2] The series was given a special release on 10 Play on 4 April 2020 as a part of the streaming website's "10 shows in 10 days" promotion[3] during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
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| Created by | Michael Robotham |
| Based on | The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham |
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| Creative director | Jason Stephens |
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| Theme music composer | Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis |
| Opening theme | Can't Get You Out of My Head by Juice Webster |
| Composer | Amanda Brown |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Production locations | Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company | Lingo Pictures |
| Distributor | DCD Rights |
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| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 22 April – 27 May 2020 |
The six-part series is set in Sydney and is about two women from vastly different backgrounds with explosive secrets that could destroy everything they hold dear.[1][6] The series is written by Sarah Walker and Jonathan Gavin, based on the psychological thriller novel by Michael Robotham.[7]
Cast
- Laura Carmichael as Agatha Fyfle
- Jessica De Gouw as Meghan O'Shaughnessy
- Michael Dorman as Jack O'Shaughnessy
- Ryan Corr as Simon Beecher
- Michael Sheasby as Hayden Cole
- Cariba Heine as Grace
- Jenni Baird as Rhea Bowden
- Elizabeth Alexander as Renee Cole
- Hazem Shammas as Cyrus Haven
- Mansoor Noor as Jeremy Clay
- Eva Greenwood as Lucy O'Shaughnessy
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Australian metro viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Catherine Millar | Sarah Walker | 22 April 2020 | 359917-1 | 539,000[8] |
| Heavily pregnant supermarket shelf-stacker Agatha is obsessed with Meghan Shaughnessy's seemingly perfect life. But is there more to her covetous gaze than simply admiration? | ||||||
| 2 | Episode 2 | Catherine Millar | Sarah Walker | 29 April 2020 | 359917-2 | 574,000[9] |
| Meghan's explosive secret comes to light. With Meghan's due date brought forward, Agatha must step up her plans. | ||||||
| 3 | Episode 3 | Jen Leacey | Jonathan Gavin | 6 May 2020 | 359917-3 | 388,000[10] |
| A scarring trauma in Agatha's past is revealed. Meghan heads to the hospital to have her baby, unaware that she might be in danger. | ||||||
| 4 | Episode 4 | Jen Leacey | Jonathan Gavin | 13 May 2020 | 359917-4 | 419,000[11] |
| Agatha has created her perfect family with her baby and Hayden. But an old flame of Agatha's threatens to thwart her plans. | ||||||
| 5 | Episode 5 | Catherine Millar | Jonathan Gavin | 20 May 2020 | 359917-5 | 514,000[12] |
| Meghan and Agatha come face-to-face. Agatha panics over baby Rory's deteriorating health. | ||||||
| 6 | Episode 6 | Catherine Millar | Sarah Walker | 27 May 2020 | 359917-6 | 550,000[13] |
| Agatha is on the run with baby Rory. Will Meghan get her baby boy back? | ||||||
International broadcast
In Ireland, the series was broadcast on RTÉ One from 9 June 2020 and made available to stream on RTÉ Player.[14]
In the United Kingdom, the series was broadcast through BBC; it was allocated a primetime slot on BBC One in July 2020, and all episodes were concurrently available on BBC iPlayer.[15]
References
- Knox, David (28 January 2020). "Programmer's Wrap 2020: 10". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- Knox, David (8 April 2020). "Airdate: The Secrets She Keeps". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "10 play Drops 10 Series In 10 days". 10 Play. Network Ten. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- Knox, David (5 April 2020). "10 Play: The Secrets She Keeps". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- Knox, David (4 April 2020). "Binge Psychological Thriller The Secrets She Keeps Now On 10 Play". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- Knox, David (20 May 2018). "Cameras roll on 'The Secrets She Keeps' for Ten". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- Whitehead, Mat (19 May 2019). "TV Adaptation Of Bestselling Mummy Blog Drama 'The Secrets She Keeps' Coming To 10". 10 Daily. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- Blackiston, Hannah (23 April 2020). "The Secrets She Keeps premieres on Ten". Mumbrella. Mumbrella. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- Blackiston, Hannah (30 April 2020). "Masterchef's 1.014m metro audience helps Ten to a Wednesday night win". Mumbrella. Mumbrella. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Knox, David (7 May 2020). "10 tops entertainment but Seven wins Wednesday". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- Knox, David (14 May 2020). "10, ABC lead entertainment shows on Wednesday". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- Knox, David (21 May 2020). "Wednesday 20 May 2020". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- Knox, David (28 May 2020). "Wednesday 27 May 2020". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "This show is replacing Normal People on RTE and it sounds like another winner". extra.ie. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- "The Secrets She Keeps – BBC One". 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
External links
- The Secrets She Keeps – official site
- The Secrets She Keeps at BBC Online
- The Secrets She Keeps production site at Lingo Pictures
- The Secrets She Keeps at IMDb