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Restless

Restless

Trust no one.

20127.11 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.

Created by William Boyd
Written by William Boyd
Produced by Paul Frift, Hilary Bevan Jones
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Hayley Atwell

Hayley Atwell

Eva Delectorskaya

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Lucas Romer

Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

Ruth Gilmartin

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Baron Mansfield / Lucas Romer

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Sally Gilmartin / Eva Delectorskaya

Alexander Fehling

Alexander Fehling

Karl-Heinz

James Norton

James Norton

Kolia

Adrian Scarborough

Adrian Scarborough

Morris Devereux

Bertie Carvel

Bertie Carvel

Mason Harding

Tom Brooke

Tom Brooke

Angus Woolf

Themes & Keywords

spybased on novel or bookminiseriesbritish secret service

About Restless

Restless is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of spy, based on novel or book, miniseries, british secret service. Created by William Boyd, it stars Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Michelle Dockery. A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.

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