Deceit (2021)

Genre

drama, crime

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rated

N-14

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An undercover police officer tries to entrap a murder suspect in 1992 London. The series follows her dangerous mission and the toll it takes on her.

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What happens

Deceit is a British four-part television drama, based on the true story of a controversial undercover operation carried out by the Metropolitan Police in 1992. Niamh Algar stars as the undercover police officer, codenamed "Lizzie James", who attempts to entrap a suspect in a murder investigation. It premiered on Channel 4 on 13 August 2021, and all subsequent episodes were made available for streaming on All 4 that same day. The series, written by Emilia di Girolamo and produced by Story Films, received critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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