Emily Reid
Ophelia
TV SERIES
The Deceived
Drama
English student Ophelia falls in love with her married lecturer, seeing in him all the answers to her needs. When their affair is interrupted by a shocking and tragic death, Ophelia finds herself trapped in a world where she can no longer trust her own mind.
Top cast
Emmett J. Scanlan
Michael
Paul Mescal
Sean
Catherine Walker
Roisin
Eleanor Methven
Mary Mulvery
Shelley Conn
Ruth
Dempsey Bovell
Matthew
Lloyd Everitt
Richard
Saffron Coomber
Annabelle
CB
Cathy Brennan Bradley
Sheila
Creative team
Lisa McGee (Writer) • Tobias Beer (Writer) • Chloë Thomas (Director)
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Episodes
4 Episodes
011. Episode 1
Ophelia and her English lecturer, Michael, begin an affair. When he leaves Cambridge without warning, she decides to confront him on his home turf.
022. Episode 2
Ophelia's shaken after a ghostly encounter at Michael’s family home, while people close to Michael question his handling of a recent tragedy.
033. Episode 3
When Ophelia learns that a fellow female student has been declared missing, she begins to have doubts about Michael. Others start digging deeper too.
044. Episode 4
Fearing for her safety, Ophelia desperately seeks help. Amid shocking revelations, she questions everything that's happened since she met Michael.