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Deceit (TV Miniseries)

Deceit

2021

Niall MacCormick

Niamh Algar, Eddie Marsan, Sion Daniel Young, Harry Treadaway ...

6.0

243

TV Series. Drama TV Mini-Series (2021). 4 Episodes. Female undercover officer becomes a sexual bait for a suspected killer.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Katie Rosseinsky London Evening Standard	"The genuinely startling subject matter would always make 'Deceit' stand out from the usual true crime fare, but so does the well-judged handling of its many moral quandaries. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"Niamh Algar puts in a phenomenal performance in this four-parter about the controversial undercover police operation which followed Nickell’s death (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Power Telegraph	"Tension crackles in this thriller about an undercover cop chasing a serial killer – but the real-life story makes this an uneasy watch (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Sabrina Barr Metro	"'Deceit' is a gripping depiction of a terrible story, which will leave its audience questioning each character at every turn."	POS
United Kingdom	Ben Dowell The Times	"Fr all Algar's passionate intensity, our main character felt strangely unknowable, and not just because the real person now lives under a lifelong anonymity order.	NEU
Australia	Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald	"Niahm Algar is magnificent"	POS

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