Circles of Deceit (1993)
John is a special forces operative who retires after his family is killed in a terrorist bombing, but his former bosses have other plans. He is re-activated for duty and is given orders to infiltrate the organization responsible for his family's murder.
- Date of release
- 1993-10-16
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Geoffrey Sax
Casting
- Dennis Waterman — John Neil
- Derek Jacobi — Randal
- Peter Vaughan — Liam McAuley
- Clare Higgins — Eilish
- Ian McElhinney — Father Fergal
- Tony Doyle — Graham
- Colum Convey — Dessie Gill
- Gerard Crossan — Colum McAuley
- Andrew Connolly — Dermot McAuley
- Melee Hutton — Newsreader
- Sean O’Neill — Michael
- Cindy O'Callaghan — Julie Neil
Interesting facts
Circles of Deceit is a British television thriller series, produced by Yorkshire Television, first broadcast on ITV on 16 October 1993.
Trivia
When carrying a gun, Neil uses a Walther PPK.
Throughout the series, Neil’s drink of choice is a pint of Guinness.
David Dixon appeared with Dennis Waterman in an episode of the Sweeney.
Peter Vaughan appeared with Dennis Waterman in an episode of the Sweeney and in The Railwayman’s Apprentice.
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