''Deceit'' is a

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thriller miniseries, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Clare Francis, that first broadcast on

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on 2 April 2000. Stuart Orme served as director, while Nicolas Brown served as producer. The miniseries, which stars Francesca Annis, Peter O'Brien and

Christopher Fulford Christopher Fulford (born 1955) is a British actor who is best known for his supporting roles in many British TV shows, one of the earliest being punk Alex in the short lived sitcom '' Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself'' (1981–82). Career Ful ...

, follows housewife Ellen Richmond (Annis), whose husband mysteriously disappears after going out sailing on his yacht. The series was partly filmed in and around

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. Critical reception to the series was positive. The series was remade as an American

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with the same title in 2004. Notably, the series has never been released on VHS or DVD; however it is often repeated on

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as part of their "Best of British" season.

Cast

* Francesca Annis as Ellen Richmond * Peter O'Brien as Richard Moreland *

as Jack Crawford *

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as Henry Richmond *

David Horovitch David Horovitch (born 11 August 1945) is an English actor, perhaps best known for playing the character of Inspector Slack in ''Miss Marple''. He stars in the '' Game of Thrones'' prequel series ''House of the Dragon'' as Grand Maester Mellos. ...

as Inspector Dawson *

Ger Ryan Ger Ryan is an Irish film and television actress, whose credits include '' Queer as Folk'', ''Family'', '' The War of the Buttons'', '' The Van'', '' Moll Flanders'', ''Intermission'' and '' Little Dog''. Career Ryan has twice been nominated f ...

as Molly Sinclair *

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as Katie Richmond * David Schaal as Leo Braithwaite * Elaine Claxton as Mrs. Anderson * Jacqueline Cotter as Jill Hooper *

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as Anne Barlow * Carmel Howard as WDC Owen * Helene Kvale as Caroline Palmer *

Jon Laurimore Jon St Alban Laurimore (born 1936) is a British actor, known for his television appearances. His TV credits include '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Z-Cars'', '' Dixon of Dock Green'', '' Public Eye'', ''Warship'', ''Sutherland's Law'', ' ...

as Gordon Critchley * Charlie Lucas as Josh Richmond * Tom Lucy as Colin Atkins * William Oliver as Tim Schwartz * Philip Pickard as PC Willis * Paul Ridley as Charles

Episodes

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* {{IMDb title, id=0242406, title=Deceit 2000 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings 2000s British drama television series 2000s British television miniseries BBC television dramas English-language television shows Television shows based on British novels British thriller television series