Deceit (2000 miniseries)

British mystery thriller television series

Deceit

Genre| Thriller • Mystery
Created by| Clare Francis
Written by| Jacqueline Holborough
Directed by| Stuart Orme
Starring| Francesca Annis
Peter O'Brien
Christopher Fulford
James Hazeldine
David Horovitch
Ger Ryan
Sammy Glenn
David Schaal
Theme music composer| Colin Towns
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 2
Production
Executive producers| Pippa Harris
Jane Tranter
Producer| Nicolas Brown
Cinematography| Witold Stok
Editor| Anne Sopel
Camera setup| Trevor Coop
Running time| 90 minutes
Original release
Network| BBC One
Release| 2 April (2000-04-02) –
9 April 2000 (2000-04-09)

Deceit is a British television mystery thriller miniseries, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Clare Francis,[1] that first broadcast on BBC One on 2 April 2000. Stuart Orme served as director, while Nicolas Brown served as producer.[2] The miniseries, which stars Francesca Annis, Peter O'Brien and Christopher Fulford, follows housewife Ellen Richmond (Annis), whose husband mysteriously disappears after going out sailing on his yacht.[citation needed]

The series was partly filmed in and around Ipswich.[3] Critical reception to the series was positive. The series was remade as an American television movie with the same title in 2004.[4] Notably, the series has never been released on VHS or DVD; however it is often repeated on True Entertainment as part of their "Best of British" season.

## Cast

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* Francesca Annis as Ellen Richmond
* Peter O'Brien as Richard Moreland
* Christopher Fulford as Jack Crawford
* James Hazeldine as Henry Richmond
* David Horovitch as Inspector Dawson
* Ger Ryan as Molly Sinclair
* Sammy Glenn as Katie Richmond
* David Schaal 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

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| British air date| UK viewers
(million)[5]

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1| "Episode 1"| Stuart Orme| Jacqueline Holborough| 2 April 2000 (2000-04-02)| 7.51

Ellen Richmond is devastated to learn her husband Harry, a respected and well-liked businessman, has been lost at sea – but as she begins to rebuild her life, it becomes clear he was not the man she thought.[6]

2| "Episode 2"| Stuart Orme| Jacqueline Holborough| 9 April 2000 (2000-04-09)| 7.19

Harry's body is recovered and his injuries suggest he committed suicide, but as the police piece together the evidence they begin to suspect Ellen of murder.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Stuart Orme" (PDF). United Agents. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
2. ^ "Anne Sopel: Film Editor" (PDF). Casarotto. Winter 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
3. ^ "Deceit (2000) Francesca Annis, Peter O'Brien, Christopher Fulford, James Hazeldine Movie Review".
4. ^ Mike Goodridge (7 October 2002). "Marlo Thomas Options BBC Thriller for US Remake". Screen International. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
5. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes". BARB. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
6. ^ "Deceit Season 1".
7. ^ "Deceit Season 1".

## External links

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* Deceit at IMDb

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