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| Country of origin | United Kingdom | 
| Original language | English | 
| No. of series | 1 | 
| No. of episodes | 5 | 
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| Producer | Georgie Fallon | 
| Running time | 56 minutes | 
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| Network | BBC One | 
| Release | 29 August – 26 September 2023  | 
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.
Cheryl and Alice are two women without too much in common, but they do inadvertently share the same conman. [1]
The series is created and written by Penelope Skinner and Ginny Skinner. It was commissioned by the BBC in August 2020. [2] 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. [3]
In April 2022, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alistair Petrie and Rebekah Staton were confirmed as the lead roles in the series. [4]
Filming took place in St Aldate's in Oxford in April 2022. [5]
The series was included in the list of BBC One scheduled dramas for the end of 2023 and first aired on 29 August 2023. [6]
The soundtrack won Arthur Sharpe an Ivor Novello Award for Best Television Soundtrack on Thursday 23 May 2024. [7]