Production begins on new Irish crime thriller The Deceived

Filming has begun in Belfast on The Deceived, a new Virgin Media One crime-thriller from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and writer and actor Tobias Beer. The four-part drama produced by New Pictures will air on Virgin Media One in 2020.

The show is described as, 'A sinister narrative of lust, manipulation and betrayal,' in which the protagonist, a student named Ophelia (Emily Reid - Curfew),  falls in love with, 'her timelessly attractive and charismatic, but married college lecturer, Dr Michael Callaghan.' Dr. Callaghan will be played by Irish actor Emmet J Scanlan, (Krypton, Peaky Blinders, The Fall). "When their affair results in a tragic death, Ophelia finds herself trapped in a world where she can no longer trust her own mind."

Catherine Walker (Shetland, Versailles) plays his wife Roisin, a successful, award-winning fiction writer; Eleanor Methven (Little Women) plays Roisin's overbearing mother Mary Mulvery; Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones, Derry Girls) is Michael's father Hugh fighting the oncoming tide of dementia; Shelley Conn (Liar) plays Roisin's best friend Ruth, and Dempsey Bovell (Patrick Melrose) is Michael's confidante, Matthew.