![Secrets & Lies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zQBuRQ3hrLhkEsXcxteUxuxLrvs.jpg)
Plot
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to a working class white woman, Cynthia.
Trailer
Cast
![Brenda Blethyn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mxENo8tEvN0998PrNidYkN4wGGO.jpg)
Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Rose Purley
![Marianne Jean-Baptiste](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bJ6p32cswcp0xvqiZC7S5tiwa2K.jpg)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Hortense Cumberbatch
![Timothy Spall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kcXnzkIPUHgCFtWQ7sUjQCrSIME.jpg)
Timothy Spall
Maurice Purley
![Phyllis Logan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jRNfzD3bA5fyPxXRTiDbfNsTcOV.jpg)
Phyllis Logan
Monica Purley
![Claire Rushbrook](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7jCBMV5n2HLPDtAIMPXOXNo7Nzh.jpg)
Claire Rushbrook
Roxanne Purley
![Lee Ross](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sQNOXntZ677YC9686kUl1NWGP18.jpg)
Lee Ross
Paul
![Lesley Manville](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tioPlSoypjdME3oMu3g7XmgIIKS.jpg)
Lesley Manville
The Social Worker
![Elizabeth Berrington](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wFz71bIKTlQoa8v1s243TIh5wUm.jpg)
Elizabeth Berrington
Jane
![Michele Austin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hcE3BQu5vgoeWRJuMUjkLeE6PxJ.jpg)
Michele Austin
Dionne
![Ron Cook](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bYJ2x9FfQobon2Iai5CvoLgv1U5.jpg)
Ron Cook
Stuart
![Trevor Laird](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/49P9uW0JH1Wjz4lG2GhJjPcaiYa.jpg)
Trevor Laird
Hortense's Brother
![Brian Bovell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/94qbiyDsn4JxERiGG7awkLw1Y0c.jpg)
Brian Bovell
Hortense's Brother
![Emma Amos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/c1MrhdwIwKaYE86Dd9OeGSwAmoN.jpg)
Emma Amos
Girl with Scar
![Clare Perkins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dXYJxqSowCeyEr03cWYzbA7a33.jpg)
Clare Perkins
Hortense's Sister in Law
![Elias Perkins McCook](/images/avatar.webp)
Elias Perkins McCook
Hortense's Nephew
![Jane Mitchell](/images/avatar.webp)
Jane Mitchell
Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
![Janice Acquah](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xmRdgv4rUT4APVeaQ6stUj5qVZr.jpg)
Janice Acquah
Junior Optician
![Keylee Jade Flanders](/images/avatar.webp)
Keylee Jade Flanders
Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
![Hannah Davis](/images/avatar.webp)
Hannah Davis
First Bride
![Terence Harvey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/p9gjpEFyW6V92sVcd1SF5kXY6rz.jpg)
Terence Harvey
First Bride's Father
![Kate O'Malley](/images/avatar.webp)
Kate O'Malley
Second Bride
![Joe Tucker](/images/avatar.webp)
Joe Tucker
Groom
![Richard Syms](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7jo5ZdaipbEC8dHgPdwKaaKcUBE.jpg)
Richard Syms
Vicar
![Grant Masters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gtk4vSQzXNb0f8qSZPp6t9vUcSJ.jpg)
Grant Masters
Best Man
![Annie Hayes](/images/avatar.webp)
Annie Hayes
Mother in Family Group
![Jean Ainslie](/images/avatar.webp)
Jean Ainslie
Grandmother
![Lucy Sheen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tRjCvziOOLSPR8DSgEuTyVt1VW2.jpg)
Lucy Sheen
Nurse
![Frances Ruffelle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rk6IcEyIonPGqWuTDYc6QTDxs9w.jpg)
Frances Ruffelle
Young Mother
![Nitin Ganatra](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gFvTl8vphafRHdqlEPWmVnV6DYT.jpg)
Nitin Ganatra
Potential Suitor
![Metin Marlow](/images/avatar.webp)
Metin Marlow
Conjuror
![Su Elliot](/images/avatar.webp)
Su Elliot
Raunchy Woman
![Amanda Crossley](/images/avatar.webp)
Amanda Crossley
Raunchy Woman
![Di Sherlock](/images/avatar.webp)
Di Sherlock
Raunchy Woman
![David Neilson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kX8Lxno1fvHy1pjnZhdMhzo3x64.jpg)
David Neilson
Man in Suit
![Peter Waddington](/images/avatar.webp)
Peter Waddington
Man in Suit
![Peter Stockbridge](/images/avatar.webp)
Peter Stockbridge
Man in Suit
![Rachel Lewis](/images/avatar.webp)
Rachel Lewis
Graduate
![Paul Trussell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pujxgR8s6bP1SHlvKpKVZoY6TCF.jpg)
Paul Trussell
Grinning Husband
![Jonny Coyne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6PSW0qaoY3KSnWUUv6f54NOuPC0.jpg)
Jonny Coyne
Fiance
![Denise Orita](/images/avatar.webp)
Denise Orita
Uneasy Woman
![Margery Withers](/images/avatar.webp)
Margery Withers
Elderly Lady
![Gordon Winter](/images/avatar.webp)
Gordon Winter
Laughing Man
![Theresa Watson](/images/avatar.webp)
Theresa Watson
Daughter
![Peter Wight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6KTJTAIrZFrYxqiK8vSSm2zDYpg.jpg)
Peter Wight
Father in Family Group
![Gary McDonald](/images/avatar.webp)
Gary McDonald
Boxer
![Alison Steadman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lPthoSzhSr8KDgFKOmILAYUkJ2l.jpg)
Alison Steadman
Woman with Dog
![Liz Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nexS9F9J6v6mTqNv5cIUm9LfuNm.jpg)
Liz Smith
Woman with Cat
![Sheila Kelley](/images/avatar.webp)
Sheila Kelley
Fertile Mother
![Angela Curran](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/AqFDvbVtDQYojX0ndD7vHi1gql3.jpg)
Angela Curran
Little Boy's Mother
![Linda Beckett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9W1ICSuFS9Zrxqihah4LD9MzNEM.jpg)
Linda Beckett
Pin Up Housewife
![Phil Davis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sNJ9nFWxpGVmQYvq7rU9xqryu0F.jpg)
Phil Davis
Man in Suit
![Wendy Nottingham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/faYVKkTx8aVtPktWVf2MloDwhJ2.jpg)
Wendy Nottingham
Glum Woman
![Anthony O'Donnell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/iwCt0It3IZQLiSxKbvWlNTsEhHv.jpg)
Anthony O'Donnell
Uneasy Man
![Ruth Sheen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tchnF80OCEiq3JXpGI4z7eMla8W.jpg)
Ruth Sheen
Laughing Woman
![Mia Soteriou](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bU4Twfk4as290gPFouByj7Wjd2.jpg)
Mia Soteriou
Fiancee
![Stephen Churchett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/v1J4YcwQKkfBJBnUytTaGXbhxQ5.jpg)
Stephen Churchett
Man in Suit