The Politician's Husband (2013)

Director
Simon Cellan Jones

Main cast
David Tennant; Emily Watson; Roger Allam; Tim Bentinck; June Bailey

Genres
Drama

Description
Aiden Hoynes is a senior cabinet minister who has always put his career before family, with the support of Freya, his devoted wife and mother to their two young children. But when Freya's own political career takes off and threatens to overshadow his, Aiden's life is thrown into chaos. As his political career comes to a standstill, and with his marriage turned upset down, Aiden takes increasing risks in his quest for power.


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