The Thirteenth Tale is a haunting psychological mystery, adapted by Oscar winning screenwriter Christopher Hampton from Diane Setterfield’s bestselling novel. Biographer Margaret Lea (Olivia Colman – Broadchurch) is summoned to the Yorkshire home of reclusive, dying novelist Vida Winter (Vanessa Redgrave – Atonement) who has handpicked Margaret to write her biography. Though initially hesitant, as Vida has a reputation for distorting facts in interviews, Margaret becomes fascinated by her previously untold story. As the novelist recounts her dark and disturbing childhood, Margaret is compelled to finally face the trauma of her own past. But as time runs out, Margaret, desperate to hear the end of Vida’s story, begins to wonder if she is hearing the confessions of a murderer.
Starring Olivia Colman, Vanessa Redgrave, Sophie Turner, Alice Barlow, Emily Beecham, Steven Mackintosh, Robert Pugh.
Note: It is hard to tell exactly when this is set, but through a series of flashbacks probably starting in the 1940s, we learn about the life of a writer, now an old woman on her deathbed.