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The Beautiful Lie

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The Beautiful Lie

"Careful who you wish for"

2015- 2015

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

5.5(12 votes)

Ended

Drama

Overview

Anna is happily married. She has the perfect family. But one man will change it all. A grand, complex love story of love, lust and betrayal across three families and generations.

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EndemolShine Australia

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sarah Snook

Sarah Snook

Anna Ivin

Rodger Corser

Rodger Corser

Xander Ivin

Benedict Samuel

Benedict Samuel

Skeet Du Pont

Sophie Lowe

Sophie Lowe

Kitty Ballantyne

Celia Pacquola

Celia Pacquola

Dolly Faraday

Alexander England

Alexander England

Peter Levin

Daniel Henshall

Daniel Henshall

Kingsley Faraday

Gina Riley

Gina Riley

Catherine Ballantyne

Robert Menzies

Robert Menzies

Phillip Ballantyne

Marlon Williams

Marlon Williams

Dylan

Creative team

Created by: Imogen Banks
Alice Bell
Showrunner: Janeen Faithfull
Carole Sklan
Written by: Alice Bell
Jonathan Gavin
Produced by: John Edwards
Imogen Banks

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