Twin sisters -- one a European jet-setter, the other an unhappy New Jersey housewife -- impulsively decide to swap lives and identities for a week, with unforseen results.
Acting
Powers' dual performance—two wigs, one chaotic energy
Costume
Shoulder pads that could kill a man
Production
TV movie budget, feature-length runtime, zero regrets
Director
Melville Shavelson
Stefanie Powers
Sabrina Longworth / Stephanie Roberts
Barry Bostwick
Grant Roberts
Sam Wanamaker
Jim Nolan
Fairuza Balk
Penny Roberts
Gina Lollobrigida
Princess Alessandra
Tracey Childs
Rita Macmillan
Alison Doody
Waitress
Jeremy Brett
Bryan Foxworth
James Faulkner
Richard Blackwell
Fabio Testi
Carlo Ferraro
John Woodvine
Chief Inspector
Joan Sims
Mrs. Thirkell
Brenda Vaccaro
Helen Adams
Jeremy Miller
Mark Richards
Christopher Rozycki
Dimitri Skolnikoff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stefanie Powers filmed most twin scenes twice with body double Lynn Kressel, who matched her movements precisely. No split-screen—just old-fashioned patience.
This NBC miniseries arrived at peak 'evil twin' era—Dallas and Dynasty had primed audiences for identity-swaps, but Deceptions committed to full 3-hour melodrama.
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