The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies is a 2023 British five-part television drama series starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alistair Petrie, and Rebekah Staton.

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Synopsis

Cheryl and Alice are two women without too much in common, but they do inadvertently share the same conman.

Cast and characters

Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Cheryl Harker
Alistair Petrie as Dr Robert Chance/Robbie Graham
Rebekah Staton as Alice Newman
Romola Garai as Juno Fish
Derek Jacobi as Sir Ralph Unwin
Julian Barratt as Benjy Dhillon
Karl Johnson as Bill Newman
Ellie Haddington as Diane
Paul Putner as Mick the Porter

Production

The series is created and written by Penelope Skinner and Ginny Skinner. It was commissioned by the BBC in August 2020. Robbie McKillop and Nicole Charles both direct episodes of the series. It is produced by BBC Studios with Sister. Georgie Fallon is a producer on the project. The series is executive produced by Naomi de Pear, Lydia Hampson, Alice Tyler, Penelope Skinner, Ginny Skinner, and Jo McClellan.

Casting

In April 2022, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alistair Petrie and Rebekah Staton were confirmed as the lead roles in the series.

Filming

Filming took place in St Aldate's in Oxford in April 2022.

Broadcast

The series was included in the list of BBC One scheduled dramas for the end of 2023 and first aired on 29 August 2023.

Awards

The soundtrack won Arthur Sharpe an Ivor Novello Award for Best Television Soundtrack on Thursday 23 May 2024.