''Deceit'' is a

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mystery

thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...

miniseries, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by

Clare Francis Clare Mary Francis (born 17 April 1946) is a British novelist who was first known for her career as a yachtswoman who has twice sailed across the Atlantic on her own and she was the first woman to captain a successful boat on the Whitbread ...

, 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 Francesca Annis (born 14 May 1945) is an English actress. She is known for television roles in ''Reckless'' (1998), '' Wives and Daughters'' (1999), '' Deceit'' (2000), and '' Cranford'' (2007). A six-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won the 19 ...

, 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

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

as Jack Crawford * James Hazeldine 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 ...

as Molly Sinclair * Sammy Glenn as Katie Richmond *

David Schaal David Schaal is an American-born British actor, director, screenwriter, and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Taffy in the British sitcom ''The Office'' and Terry Cartwright in ''The Inbetweeners''. Career Schaal portrayed the wareh ...

as Leo Braithwaite * Elaine Claxton as Mrs. Anderson * Jacqueline Cotter as Jill Hooper * Angela Douglas as Anne Barlow * Carmel Howard as WDC Owen * Helene Kvale as Caroline Palmer * Jon Laurimore 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

References

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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