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Cheat

Cheat

20196.41 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

University lecturer Dr Leah Dale has always prided herself on her academic integrity so when final year student Rose, submits a suspiciously top-grade essay, Leah is quick to call her out. But there’s more going on than meets the eye as Rose takes the challenge as a personal affront, and what begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception soon spirals out of control.

Created by Christopher Aird
Written by Gaby Hull
Produced by Lydia Hampson
NetworksITV1

Top Cast

Katherine Kelly

Katherine Kelly

Leah Dale

Molly Windsor

Molly Windsor

Rose Vaughan

Tom Goodman-Hill

Tom Goodman-Hill

Adam Dale

Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne

Angela Shadley

Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Michael Shadley

Burn Gorman

Burn Gorman

Ben Jarvis

Jimmy Akingbola

Jimmy Akingbola

DI Hammond

Justine Mitchell

Justine Mitchell

DI Bould

Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson

William Vaughan

Parker Sawyers

Parker Sawyers

Stephan

Themes & Keywords

psychological thrilleruniversityacademiaacademic cheating

About Cheat

Cheat is a drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of psychological thriller, university, academia, academic cheating. Created by Christopher Aird, it stars Katherine Kelly, Molly Windsor, Tom Goodman-Hill. University lecturer Dr Leah Dale has always prided herself on her academic integrity so when final year student Rose, submits a suspiciously top-grade essay, Leah is quick to call her out. But there’s more going on than meets the eye as Rose takes the challenge as a personal affront, and what begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception soon spirals out of control.

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