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

• 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