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The Deceived to come to Irish telly. While the mini-series has already aired in the UK, we’ve had to wait a bit longer on this side of the pond.Now Virgin Media has confirmed that the series will begin airing on September 7 with a two-episode special.The drama was written by Derry Girls creator, Lisa McGee and with big names like Emmett Scanlon and Paul, we know it’s going to be brilliant.If that’s not enough to get you hooked then perhaps the summary of the series will help! The four part show follows Ophelia, a young woman who has an affair with her university lecturer, Michael.Around the same time that Ophelia thinks she might be pregnant, Michael’s famous wife Roisin dies in a fire.

A new Channel 5 thriller series is set to keep us gripped in the coming days.The Deceived, which begins on August 3, will air over four consecutive nights and is the brainchild of Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee.The psychological drama follows a student named Ophelia who has an affair with her professor Dr Michael Callaghan.But if things aren't already complicated enough, Michael's wife Roisin dies in a fire and Ophelia discovers she may be pregnant with Michael's child.A twist in the tale sees Ophelia beginning to suspect that Roisin is still alive and she takes it upon herself with friend and local builder Sean to uncover the truth.So, who plays the four main character in the brand new series?Paul Mescal will play Sean McKeogh and you may

24-year-old had other projects to move on to, and he was seemingly very nervous about them.Paul is starring in the upcoming series The Deceived, which is a Virgin Media One four-part series from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and her husband, writer and actor, Tobias Beer.This is only Paul’s second-ever TV show and he revealed that although he had Normal People under his wing, he still found himself being quite nervous.The 24-year-old had two days after BBC Three drama Normal People finished before he started work on The Deceived.Speaking about this he shared: ‘I had two days off after I wrapped filming on Normal People and then I started filming The Deceived. This is my second ever TV role.‘As for whether I was nervous? Totally.

Paul Mescal has admitted that he felt nervous stepping off the set of Normal People and onto the set of The Deceived.

Derry Girls writer Lisa McGee has said there are plans for a film spin-off in the works.The hit Channel 4 comedy could see a new storyline turn into a movie after season 3 has aired, McGee told the Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 yesterday (July 20).“For a while I didn’t know if it would work but now an idea is starting to vaguely form in my head,” McGee said. “So after series three I’ll think about that a bit more.“I’d like to do it and I think the cast would too so that would be the long-term plan.”Regarding season 3, which is currently on hold due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, McGee shared an update.“We should have been shooting it now but we obviously had to push back,” she said.

Raw was one of RTÉ’s first drama series and it was a massive hit for the network.