Deceit

Deceit

Limited Series 2021 · 4 eps · ★ 6.2 · Drama, Crime

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The true story of a controversial honeytrap at the heart of the 1992 police investigation into the murder of a young mother in London. Examining the complicated and toxic sexual politics of the early ‘90s and the police’s obsession with the wrong man, Deceit enters a dysfunctional world, where a female undercover officer, codename ‘Lizzie James’, is asked to become sexual bait for a suspected killer.

Created by Emilia di Girolamo

Network: Channel 4

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Niamh Algar Lizzie James
Sion Daniel Young Colin Stagg
Harry Treadaway Keith Pedder
Eddie Marsan Paul Britton
Rochenda Sandall Lucy
Nathaniel Martello-White Baz
Charlie Carter DC Martin Long
Anna Tierney Samantha Bisset
Anya Cooke Young Napper's Sister
Karl Farrer Uniformed Police Officer (uncredited)
Mike Wood Police Officer

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