Ruth Wilson and Joe Murtagh on new series ‘The Woman in the Wall’

Washington Post staff writer Sarah Ellison speaks with "The Woman in the Wall" actor Ruth Wilson and showrunner Joe Murtagh about the new fictional crime series set against the backdrop of the Magdalene Laundries, former Irish institutions run by Catholic nuns that kept thousands of women and girls against their will to perform forced labor and how it was inspired by real-life stories of historical abuse. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

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