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Lottie Gibbons

Channel 5 Deadline: plot, how many episodes, full cast list, start date and time

Channel 5's new drama Deadline starring James D'Arcy and Charlie Murphy starts tonight.

The series follows Natalie Varga who stands accused of murdering her husband in cold blood. Disgraced investigative journalist James Alden finds himself captivated by the case.

But when he interviews Natalie for his documentary, he realises he is falling for the very femme fatale he is supposed to be dispassionately profiling. His infatuation leads him on a dangerous path, and the desire for a story clouds his judgement.

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How many episodes of Deadline are there?

There are four episodes. The first airs on Tuesday, April 5 at 9pm on Channel 5.

The following episodes will air on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the same time.

Full cast list of Deadline:

James - James D’Arcy

Natalie - Charlie Murphy

Barbara -Indra Ové

Mrs Molnar - Anamaria Marinca

Toth- Brian Caspe

Dominik- Rad Lazar

Vera - Nina Senicar

Shona - Abiola Ogunbiyi

Oliver - Ian Bonar

Leila - Hannah Omoregbee

Mary Sewell -Jane Slavin

DI Broughton - Sarah Paul

Luckas Novack - Tamás Lengyel

Hanna - Eszter Zavaros

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