Deceit is a British television mystery thriller, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Clare Francis,[1] that first broadcast on BBC One on 2 April 2000.
[2] The miniseries, which stars Francesca Annis, Peter O'Brien and Christopher Fulford, follows housewife Ellen Richmond (Annis), whose husband mysteriously disappears after going out sailing on his yacht.
[citation needed] The series was partly filmed in and around Ipswich.
The series was remade as an American television movie with the same title in 2004.
[4] Notably, the series has never been released on VHS or DVD; however it is often repeated on True Entertainment as part of their "Best of British" season.