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TV·2011–2011·1 season, 4 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Crime, Thriller·1h·7.8·Created by Ronan Bennett, Walter Bernstein

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When the mysterious lawyer Gina Hawkes turns up asking Harry to find a missing alibi witness for her client he agrees to take on the job but is unwittingly drawn into investigating the death of his brother 20 years ago. Harry quickly finds himself caught up in a much bigger and more complex conspiracy that reaches deep into the heart of the British political system.

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  1. 01Hidden S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 8.0Small-time solicitor Harry Venn is forced to revisit his murky past when he is approached by a mysterious and glamorous lawyer, Gina Hawkes, looking for a missing alibi witness for her client. Harry quickly finds himself plunged into a deep and dangerous conspiracy.
  2. 02Hidden S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 8.0With Harry's office blown to pieces, he is determined to find out who tried to kill him. Unable to get any answers from the elusive Gina, he follows her to Paris, where he comes face-to-face with the men who want him dead.
  3. 03Hidden S01E04Episode 4S01E04 · 8.0As Harry and Gina get closer to putting the pieces of the puzzle together, could it be that his brother Mark holds the key to the mystery? Harry has to decide whether he is prepared to put everything on the line in a nail-biting climax.

Castfull cast & details

Thomas CraigThomas CraigFenton RussellAnna ChancellorAnna ChancellorElspeth VerneyMark PowleyMark PowleyMark VennPhilip GlenisterPhilip GlenisterHarry VennThekla ReutenThekla ReutenGina HawkesRichard DormerRichard DormerFrank HannaMatthew MarshMatthew MarshJames MorpethMark FlittonMark FlittonPaul Hillman

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2011Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Hidden S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1October 6, 2011 8.0Small-time solicitor Harry Venn is forced to revisit his murky past when he is approached by a mysterious and glamorous lawyer, Gina Hawkes,
  2. S01E02Hidden S01E02Episode 2October 13, 2011 8.0With Harry's office blown to pieces, he is determined to find out who tried to kill him. Unable to get any answers from the elusive Gina, he
  3. S01E03Hidden S01E03Episode 3October 20, 2011 7.5Harry returns from Paris in a desperate attempt to figure out who he can trust and how he can save himself. But when he goes back to the pla
  4. S01E04Hidden S01E04Episode 4October 27, 2011 8.0As Harry and Gina get closer to putting the pieces of the puzzle together, could it be that his brother Mark holds the key to the mystery? H

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