The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies
TV Show · Drama · Thriller

Two very different women, formidable PA Alice and best-selling fantasy author Cheryl, become trapped in a complex triangle with Rob, an eccentric, celebrated eco entrepreneur who may be trying to destroy them both.

2023 · 58m
Starring Rebekah Staton, Alistair Petrie, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Director Robbie McKillop, Nicole Charles

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Alice invested thousands in Robbie's dodgy property scam before he disappeared. When she sees him again for the first time in 15 years, she becomes determined to finally get the truth.
    58m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Alice befriends Cheryl as a way to get close to Rob and the two women begin to build a rapport. Rob continues to charm Cheryl as he cleverly aligns himself with her charitable trust.
    58m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Alice discovers new evidence in her case against Rob, which, unknown to her, forces Rob's hand; Cheryl is driven into a rash decision that will have lifelong implications.
    58m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Alice hopes to find a way to get justice, but the system is rigged against her; Cheryl's scholarship suffers a loss that she struggles to put right.
    58m
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    Cheryl and Alice discover that in order to challenge Rob, they must stop playing by the rules. However, they risk being forced to give away too much of their own humanity to stop him.
    59m

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Cast & Crew

  • Rebekah Staton
    Alice Newman
  • Alistair Petrie
    Rob Chance
  • Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    Cheryl Harker
  • R‌M
    Robbie McKillop
    Director
  • N‌C
    Nicole Charles
    Director
  • G‌F
    Georgie Fallon
    Producer
  • Penelope Skinner
    Writer
  • G‌S
    Ginny Skinner
    Writer
  • Penelope Skinner
    Creator
  • G‌S
    Ginny Skinner
    Creator

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The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies

Drama

Two very different women, formidable PA Alice and best-selling fantasy author Cheryl, become trapped in a complex triangle with Rob, an eccentric, celebrated eco entrepreneur who may be trying to destroy them both.

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Studio
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Released
2023
Rated
M
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2023 Sister Pictures Ltd

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English (United Kingdom)
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English (Australia) (CC, SDH)

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