Deceit

A grim, slow-burning true-crime procedural that unsettles with its toxic undercover dynamics and moral murk.

Created by

Emilia di Girolamo

Genres

Drama, Crime

Starring

Niamh Algar, Sion Daniel Young, Harry Treadaway

Overview

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.

How it feels

Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Deception, corruption, gender, obsession

Content

Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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