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Deception on His Mind

IMDb ID: tt0375840 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.4 (420 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Mystery

Sahlah is engaged to a young Pakistani man in an arranged marriage, but he ends up murdered as she is bearing the child of a local white man.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesNo alternate titles listed on IMDb.Content RatingTV-14Release Date2003-03-31Runtime90 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews11Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglish
Urdu
Keywordsdead body on a beach
arranged marriage
seaside
pakistani
pebble
Production CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
WGBH
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375840/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0375840.jpgUpdated At2025-10-20T12:28:51

Stars

Matthew Wait
Sharon Small
Anjalee Patel
Tanveer Ghani
Anjali Jay
Sridevi
Saeed Jaffrey
Sophie Walker
T.J. Ramini
Emily Joyce

Directors

Tim Leandro

Writers

Elizabeth George
Valerie Windsor

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Matthew Wait | Character: Gerry Devitt
Actor: Sharon Small | Character: DS Barbara Havers
Actor: Anjalee Patel | Character: Hadiyyah
Actor: Tanveer Ghani | Character: Azhar Taymullah
Actor: Anjali Jay | Character: Sahlah Malik
Actor: Sridevi | Character: Madhu Malik
Actor: Saeed Jaffrey | Character: Akram Malik
Actor: Sophie Walker | Character: TV Reporter
Actor: T.J. Ramini | Character: Muneer Malik
Actor: Emily Joyce | Character: Emily Barlow
Actor: Demelza Randall | Character: Rachel Winfield
Actor: Amita Dhiri | Character: Yumna Malik
Actor: Terence Hillyer | Character: Basil Treves
Actor: Nathaniel Parker | Character: DI Thomas Lynley
Actor: Joe Shaw | Character: Theo Shaw
Actor: Ronnie McCann | Character: Trevor Ruddock
Actor: Noah Huntley | Character: Cliff Hegarty
Actor: Quill Roberts | Character: Fahad Qamar
Actor: Thorston Manderlay | Character: Klaus Reuchlein
Actor: James Howard | Character: Male Nurse

[Directors Group]
Name: Tim Leandro | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Elizabeth George | Role: Writer
Name: Valerie Windsor | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ruth Baumgarten | Role: Producer
Name: Simon Bird | Role: Producer
Name: Sally Haynes | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Robert Lockhart | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tom McDougal | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Nigel Cattle | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Kate Rhodes James | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Will Hughes-Jones | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Julia Castle | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Lyn Avery | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Victoria Andrew | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sharon Anniss | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Vivien Riley | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Nick Marshall | Role: Production Manager
Name: Nicki Mousley | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Alexandra Bridcut | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Chris Dall | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ryan Green | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Sophie Boddington | Role: Art Department
Name: Roy Carter | Role: Art Department
Name: Dan Marsden | Role: Art Department
Name: Shirley Robinson | Role: Art Department
Name: Simon Rogers | Role: Art Department
Name: Catherine Wellings | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Trevor Carless | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Loosemore | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sandy MacRae | Role: Sound Department
Name: Charlie McFadden | Role: Sound Department
Name: Annabelle Pangborn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Reardon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adrienne Taylor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Aad Wirtz | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Tom Delmar | Role: Stunts
Name: Diz Sharpe | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Stuart Fletcher | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Foster | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon Gilmour | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Graham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Hall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jim Harris | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Davey Logan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ted Read | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Sullivan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adam Vernon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Stephen Moore | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Sue Clewett | Role: Costume Department
Name: Katy May | Role: Costume Department
Name: David Wolfe | Role: Costume Department
Name: Celia Yau | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Claire Dodgson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mike Williams | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Johnny Ludlow | Role: Location Management
Name: Nick Marshall | Role: Location Management
Name: Chris Patterson | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Terry Davies | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Deborah Morgan | Role: Production Department
Name: Sophie Moss | Role: Production Department
Name: Sacha Patterson | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Jane Barton | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Steven Williams | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Victor Humphries | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: David Bright | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Connor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul de Csernatony | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Galbraith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Heidi Gower | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kevin Horsewood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michala Jermy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Matheson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nigel Pinhay | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Vicary | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Warburton | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375840/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: March 31, 2003
Germany: February 1, 2004
Sweden: January 6, 2005

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.