7.8/1079 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2013
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, whilst Aiden returns to the back benches and a life of political obscurity. Finally out of her husband's shadow, Freya is forced to choose between her own career ambitions and publicly supporting her husband.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Writer: Paula Milne
7.8/1075 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2013
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.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Writer: Paula Milne
7.5/1074 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/9/2013
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 Freya has been less than honest about her whereabouts and the time she is spending with Bruce.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Writer: Paula Milne
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A drama about the shifting power in a marriage when the personal and political collide.
Genres:DramaWar & Politics
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "The Politician's Husband" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 79 votes. Directed by Simon Cellan Jones and written by Paula Milne, it aired on 4/25/2013. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".