Deceit is a British television mystery thriller, 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]
| 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 – 9 April 2000 |
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
edit- 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
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | British air date | UK viewers (million)[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Stuart Orme | Jacqueline Holborough | 2 April 2000 | 7.51 | |
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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 | 7.19 | |
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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
edit- ^ "Stuart Orme" (PDF). United Agents. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Anne Sopel: Film Editor" (PDF). Casarotto. Winter 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Deceit (2000) Francesca Annis, Peter O'Brien, Christopher Fulford, James Hazeldine Movie Review".
- ^ Mike Goodridge (7 October 2002). "Marlo Thomas Options BBC Thriller for US Remake". Screen International. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes". BARB. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Deceit Season 1".
- ^ "Deceit Season 1".