Deceit (2000 TV series)

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 (2000-04-02) – 9 April 2000 (2000-04-09)

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

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