The true story of a Sunday school teacher and respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who formed a murderous partnership.
Director: Nick Murphy
Producer: Jonathan Curling
Writer: Stuart Urban
Colin Howell
Hazel Buchanan
Lesley Howell
Trevor Buchanan
Dave Stewart
D.S. Ferris
Granda Harry Clarke
Jim Buchanan
A dentist and a Sunday school teacher begin a torrid extramarital affair that leads them to make a murderous pact. Based on a true story.
4 episodes
When Colin Howell and Hazel Buchanan meet at their local Baptist Church in rural Northern Ireland, they start an affair which will have cataclysmic consequences.
Runtime: 51 minColin and Hazel carry out his plan to kill Lesley and Trevor, and stage it to look like a suicide pact. But will the community and the police believe their story?
Runtime: 51 minAs the inquest approaches, Colin and Hazel have to hold their nerve. But even if they do get away with it, can their relationship survive?
Runtime: 51 minThe past catches up with Colin as he is finally driven to confess his crime. But when Hazel pleads not guilty, will Colin take all the blame?
Runtime: 51 minThe Secret | ITV