7.047 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestWhile Colin Stagg is on remand in prison, another horrific murder occurs with some clear similarities. Is Stagg in fact an entirely innocent man?
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.
Acting
Niamh Algar's controlled fragility is devastating.
Direction
Emilia di Girolamo weaponizes '90s aesthetics against nostalgia.
Writing
Dialogue that exposes power without sermonizing.
Creator
Emilia di Girolamo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 'Lizzie James' went to therapy for years; Niamh Algar met with her privately and never revealed her methods.
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