Monday Morning Maybe

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Deceit

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2021 | 1 seasons | 47 min | Drama, Crime

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a small audience and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Luther or Unforgotten, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 47 minutes, about 3 hours in all.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

The true story of a controversial honeytrap at the heart of the 1992 police investigation into the murder of a young mother in London. Examining the complicated and toxic sexual politics of the early ‘90s and the police’s obsession with the wrong man, Deceit enters a dysfunctional world, where a female undercover officer, codename ‘Lizzie James’, is asked to become sexual bait for a suspected killer.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Limited series that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 73K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Emilia di Girolamo

  • Niamh AlgarLizzie James
  • Sion Daniel YoungColin Stagg
  • Harry TreadawayKeith Pedder
  • Eddie MarsanPaul Britton
  • Rochenda SandallLucy
  • Nathaniel Martello-WhiteBaz
  • Charlie CarterDC Martin Long