The Deceived

2020 - 2020

Episode 1

3rd August 2020

Episode 1

Ophelia and her English lecturer, Michael, begin an affair. When he leaves Cambridge without warning, she decides to confront him on his home turf.

Episode 2

4th August 2020

Episode 2

Ophelia's shaken after a ghostly encounter at Michael’s family home, while people close to Michael question his handling of a recent tragedy.

Episode 3

5th August 2020

Episode 3

When Ophelia learns that a fellow female student has been declared missing, she begins to have doubts about Michael. Others start digging deeper too.

Episode 4

6th August 2020

Episode 4

Fearing for her safety, Ophelia desperately seeks help. Amid shocking revelations, she questions everything that's happened since she met Michael.

Top Cast

Emily Reid•Emmett Scanlan•Paul Mescal

Director

Chloë Thomas

Writer

Lisa McGee

English student Ophelia falls in love with her married lecturer, seeing in him all the answers to her needs. When their affair is interrupted by a shocking and tragic death, Ophelia finds herself trapped in a world where she can no longer trust her own mind.

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Full Cast

Emily Reid Image

Emily Reid

Ophelia

Emmett Scanlan Image

Emmett Scanlan

Michael

Paul Mescal Image

Paul Mescal

Sean

Catherine Walker Image

Catherine Walker

Roisin

Eleanor Methven Image

Eleanor Methven

Mary Mulvery

Shelley Conn Image

Shelley Conn

Ruth

Dempsey Bovell Image

Dempsey Bovell

Matthew

Lloyd Everitt Image

Lloyd Everitt

Richard

Saffron Coomber Image

Saffron Coomber

Annabelle

Cathy Brennan Bradley

Sheila

Full Crew

Lisa McGee Image

Lisa McGee

Writer

Tobias Beer

Writer

Imogen O'Sullivan

Producer

Charlie Hampton

Executive Producer

Charlie Pattinson

Executive Producer

Lisa McGee Image

Lisa McGee

Executive Producer

Tobias Beer

Executive Producer

Chloë Thomas

Director

Hannah Peel

Original Music Composer

Donna Wade

Director of Photography

Nikki McChristie

Editor

Stephanie McCutcheon

Editor

Louise Kiely

Casting

David Craig

Production Design

Nigel Pollock

Supervising Art Director

Helen Logan

Set Decoration

Emma O'Loughlin

Costume Design

Sharon Watson

Makeup Artist

Robyn Wheeler

Makeup Designer

Adam Philpott

First Assistant Director

Tanya Rosen

Second Assistant Director

Chloe Dalzell

Sound Effects Editor

Stuart Pearson

Dialogue Editor

Tristan Rose

ADR Recordist

Rowena Wilkinson

Foley Artist

Pietro Dalmasso

Sound Editor

Sam Conway

Special Effects Supervisor

Jack Longmate

Special Effects Supervisor

Aidan Gault

Second Unit Director of Photography

Lemuel Black

Stunt Coordinator

Mark Henry

ADR Recordist

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