The Politician's Husband

S01E02: Episode 2

Driven by a desire to avenge his own downfall, Aiden plots against his old friend Bruce. He is also spending more time at home looking after the children and particularly their Asperger's son, Noah. As he sitson the side-lines watching his wife's meteoric rise, Aiden is increasingly consumed with jealousy and paranoia. Unable to accept his wife's new-found success or forgive her betrayal, Aiden begins to plot Freya's downfall as well as Bruce's.

Overview

A drama about the shifting power in a marriage when the personal and political collide.

Episodes

Episode 1

S01E01 Episode 1

April 25, 2013 7.4 57 min
Aiden and Freya Hoynes are the golden couple of British politics. Aiden resigns from cabinet in a failed leadership bid thwarted by his best friend Bruce Babbish. In the cabinet reshuffle, Freya is appointed tocabinet,...
Episode 2

S01E02 Episode 2

May 2, 2013 6.3 57 min
Driven by a desire to avenge his own downfall, Aiden plots against his old friend Bruce. He is also spending more time at home looking after the children and particularly their Asperger's son, Noah. As...
Episode 3

S01E03 Episode 3

May 9, 2013 7.2 57 min
Aiden has to defend himself in an embarrassing sex scandal that threatens to derail any chance of a political comeback and also further threatens his marriage. As he wrestles both back from the brink hediscovers...

Cast

Emily Watson
Emily Watson
Freya Gardner
David Tennant
David Tennant
Aiden Hoynes
Ed Stoppard
Ed Stoppard
Bruce Babbish
Roger Allam
Roger Allam
Marcus Brock
Oscar Kennedy
Oscar Kennedy
Noah Hoynes
Lucy Hutchinson
Lucy Hutchinson
Ruby Hoynes

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