Deceit (2000 miniseries)
Deceit is a British television mystery thriller miniseries, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Clare Francis, that first broadcast on BBC One 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, follows housewife Ellen Richmond (Annis), whose husband mysteriously disappears after going out sailing on his yacht.
| 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. Critical reception to the series was positive. The series was remade as an American television movie with the same title in 2004. 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.