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| Screenplay by | John Preston |
| Directed by | Jon S Baird |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Rolfe Kent |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Cinematography | Mark Wolf |
| Editor | Steven Worsley |
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| Network | ITVX |
Stonehouse is a British television series dramatising the life and times of disgraced British government minister John Stonehouse first broadcast on January 2, 2023. The series stars Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes and is directed by Jon S Baird from a script by John Preston.
Synopsis
The series recounts how in November 1974 British politician John Stonehouse, Postmaster General in the Harold Wilson government and MP for Walsall North, disappeared from the beach of a luxury hotel in Miami, Florida leaving just a neatly folded pile of clothes behind, after he swam into the sea to fake his own death. However, it became apparent that his reputation had been masking dark secrets.[1]
Cast
- Matthew Macfadyen as John Stonehouse
- Keeley Hawes as Barbara Smith/Stonehouse
- Emer Heatley as Sheila Buckley
- Kevin McNally as Harold Wilson
- Dorothy Atkinson as Betty Boothroyd
- Orla Hill as Jane Stonehouse
- Aoife Checkland as Julia Stonehouse
- Archie Barnes as Matthew Stonehouse
- Will Adamsdale as Harry Evans
- Igor Grabuzov as Alexander Marek
Production
Filming took place around Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon. The series marked the first time real life husband and wife MacFayden and Hawes have worked together since the BBC series Spooks.[2] Kevin McNally has previously appeared as Harold Wilson in the Kray twins 2015 bio-pic Legend, starring Tom Hardy.[3]
Broadcast
Stonehouse is broadcast in the UK on ITV1 and ITVX in three one-hour episodes on 2, 3 and 4 January 2023 from 9pm.[4]
References
- ^ "Stonehouse:The true story that inspired the ITV drama starring Matthew MacFayden". The Independent.
- ^ "Matthew Macfadyen loved working with wife Keeley Hawes on Stonehouse". Radio Times.
- ^ "Matthew Macfadyen in first trailer for Stonehouse, inspired by true story". Radio Times.
- ^ "ITV dramatises life of John Stonehouse MP who faked his death in 1974". The Guardian.
External links
- Stonehouse at IMDb
- Television shows filmed in the United Kingdom
- Television shows filmed in England
- Television shows set in the West Midlands (county)
- Television shows set in Warwickshire
- 2023 British television series debuts
- 2023 British television series endings
- 2020s British drama television series
- 2020s British crime television series
- 2020s British television miniseries
- British crime drama television series
- ITV television dramas
- English-language television shows