In tonight\u2019s finale (Friday 8th April), it was revealed that Natalie Varga had led his character James Alden a merry dance, leaving his life in tatters as the final credits rolled.<\/p>\n
Who killed George Varga?<\/strong><\/h2>\nIn the penultimate episode, Natalie confessed to James that she had killed her husband. She claimed that he was an emotionally abusive man who subjected her to \u201cdaily degradations\u201d, monitored her every move and cut her off from her friends.<\/p>\n
She also said that she\u2019d asked George to pay off her brother Oliver\u2019s drug debt, but he refused, instead choosing to laugh in her face.<\/p>\n
By that point, Oliver had been \u201cdead\u201d for four years \u2013 he\u2019d fabricated his own demise to avoid meeting a grisly end and changed his name to Elliot Strand. Without George\u2019s financial assistance, he\u2019d have no choice but to remain out of sight, unable to live a happy life free from threat with his partner Shona and their daughter Leila.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Charlie Murphy as Natalie Varga in Deadline. Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nNatalie, unable to stomach George\u2019s cruelty any longer, killed him without hesitation.<\/p>\n
Who was Natalie and Oliver\u2019s biological father?<\/strong><\/h2>\nNatalie and Oliver were placed under the care of an adoptive mother following a turbulent childhood, which continued to impact both of them into adulthood.<\/p>\n
Oliver has addiction issues and an explosive temper \u2013 he pushed a man off a roof during one of his episodes.<\/p>\n
Contrary to her non-threatening, calm exterior, Natalie also has a dark side. Their adoptive mother told James that Oliver wasn\u2019t just running from the thugs who had threatened to kill him,\u00a0 he was also desperate to put some distance between himself and his sister.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> James D\u2019Arcy as James Alden and Charlie Murphy as Natalie Varga in Deadline. Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5 \/ Kristof Galgoczi<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nInitially, little information is given as to what the pair experienced when they were younger, but in the finale we finally learned what type of environment they had grown up in.<\/p>\n
Their father was a man called Kurt Duvall. He had raped and murdered one of Natalie\u2019s friends, 13-year-old Lucy Gallagher, 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
James, who was investigating the case, suspected Kurt was guilty and broke into his lock-up, where he hoped he would find Lucy alive. But the damage had been done.<\/p>\n
In a devastating turn of events, Kurt was not convicted of his crime. James arrived at the lock-up before the police and accidentally destroyed key evidence that would have put Natalie\u2019s father behind bars, leaving him \u201cfree to rape and murder again\u201d.<\/p>\n
What happened to Kurt?<\/strong><\/h2>\nWith her father managing to evade justice due to James\u2019s careless behaviour, Natalie took it upon herself to stop him once and for all. She shot him while he was passed out after a heavy drinking session and he died from his injuries.<\/p>\n
Had he remained alive, Kurt would have gone on to harm another, but Natalie ensured that Lucy was his final victim.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nNatalie was just 13 years old when she murdered her father.<\/p>\n
Why is James in prison?<\/strong><\/h2>\nJames claimed that he entered Kurt\u2019s lock-up because he thought he might discover Lucy alive and be able to rescue her, but Natalie asserted that he was just chasing a story.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about your needs to be the best, the first,\u201d she said, disdain splashed all over her face, before drawing parallels between James and her father.\u00a0 \u201cYou can\u2019t stop anymore than he could.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Natalie offered James an exclusive interview with her following the death of her husband, it was all part of her plan to destroy his life as punishment for his negligence. In her eyes, she was forced to kill Kurt because of James\u2019s dogged need to snap up the biggest exclusives \u2013 and if he hurts anyone in the process, so be it.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> James D\u2019Arcy as James Alden in Deadline. Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWith the help of Mrs Molnar, Natalie planted breadcrumbs that she knew James wouldn\u2019t be able to resist to make it look like he had been obsessed with her from the moment he set eyes on her two decades ago.<\/p>\n
All of the evidence that the pair had orchestrated \u2013 the video footage of Natalie uncovered in his flat; the repeated attempts to be close to her, even following Natalie all the way to Budapest; the case containing items including Rohypnol, cable ties and gaffer tape \u2013 all pointed to one thing: James was planning to abduct, rape and murder her, just as he had planned to all those years ago.<\/p>\n
Natalie was the one he had wanted all along but he had to \u201cmake do\u201d with Lucy instead, according to the detective, and he had purposefully contaminated the evidence in the Gallagher case because he was the one responsible for her murder.<\/p>\n
Natalie also accused James of murdering her father and her brother, ensuring that he was painted as a monster that should spend his days locked in a cell.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter everything he\u2019d done, he wormed his way back into my life and convinced me to share my pain on camera so that he could enjoy it all over again,\u201d she said in her final interview. \u201cIt\u2019s like he wanted to turn me into some kind of living trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n
We watched James wriggle out of plenty of tight spots across the four episodes but by the end, he really was done for.<\/p>
Deadline is available to catch-up in full on My5<\/a>. Looking for something else to watch? Check out the rest of our Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/div><\/body><\/html>\n
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![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/charlie-murphy-deadline-1ce87bd.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Natalie, unable to stomach George\u2019s cruelty any longer, killed him without hesitation.<\/p>\n
Who was Natalie and Oliver\u2019s biological father?<\/strong><\/h2>\nNatalie and Oliver were placed under the care of an adoptive mother following a turbulent childhood, which continued to impact both of them into adulthood.<\/p>\n
Oliver has addiction issues and an explosive temper \u2013 he pushed a man off a roof during one of his episodes.<\/p>\n
Contrary to her non-threatening, calm exterior, Natalie also has a dark side. Their adoptive mother told James that Oliver wasn\u2019t just running from the thugs who had threatened to kill him,\u00a0 he was also desperate to put some distance between himself and his sister.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> James D\u2019Arcy as James Alden and Charlie Murphy as Natalie Varga in Deadline. Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5 \/ Kristof Galgoczi<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nInitially, little information is given as to what the pair experienced when they were younger, but in the finale we finally learned what type of environment they had grown up in.<\/p>\n
Their father was a man called Kurt Duvall. He had raped and murdered one of Natalie\u2019s friends, 13-year-old Lucy Gallagher, 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
James, who was investigating the case, suspected Kurt was guilty and broke into his lock-up, where he hoped he would find Lucy alive. But the damage had been done.<\/p>\n
In a devastating turn of events, Kurt was not convicted of his crime. James arrived at the lock-up before the police and accidentally destroyed key evidence that would have put Natalie\u2019s father behind bars, leaving him \u201cfree to rape and murder again\u201d.<\/p>\n
What happened to Kurt?<\/strong><\/h2>\nWith her father managing to evade justice due to James\u2019s careless behaviour, Natalie took it upon herself to stop him once and for all. She shot him while he was passed out after a heavy drinking session and he died from his injuries.<\/p>\n
Had he remained alive, Kurt would have gone on to harm another, but Natalie ensured that Lucy was his final victim.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nNatalie was just 13 years old when she murdered her father.<\/p>\n
Why is James in prison?<\/strong><\/h2>\nJames claimed that he entered Kurt\u2019s lock-up because he thought he might discover Lucy alive and be able to rescue her, but Natalie asserted that he was just chasing a story.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about your needs to be the best, the first,\u201d she said, disdain splashed all over her face, before drawing parallels between James and her father.\u00a0 \u201cYou can\u2019t stop anymore than he could.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Natalie offered James an exclusive interview with her following the death of her husband, it was all part of her plan to destroy his life as punishment for his negligence. In her eyes, she was forced to kill Kurt because of James\u2019s dogged need to snap up the biggest exclusives \u2013 and if he hurts anyone in the process, so be it.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> James D\u2019Arcy as James Alden in Deadline. Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWith the help of Mrs Molnar, Natalie planted breadcrumbs that she knew James wouldn\u2019t be able to resist to make it look like he had been obsessed with her from the moment he set eyes on her two decades ago.<\/p>\n
All of the evidence that the pair had orchestrated \u2013 the video footage of Natalie uncovered in his flat; the repeated attempts to be close to her, even following Natalie all the way to Budapest; the case containing items including Rohypnol, cable ties and gaffer tape \u2013 all pointed to one thing: James was planning to abduct, rape and murder her, just as he had planned to all those years ago.<\/p>\n
Natalie was the one he had wanted all along but he had to \u201cmake do\u201d with Lucy instead, according to the detective, and he had purposefully contaminated the evidence in the Gallagher case because he was the one responsible for her murder.<\/p>\n
Natalie also accused James of murdering her father and her brother, ensuring that he was painted as a monster that should spend his days locked in a cell.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter everything he\u2019d done, he wormed his way back into my life and convinced me to share my pain on camera so that he could enjoy it all over again,\u201d she said in her final interview. \u201cIt\u2019s like he wanted to turn me into some kind of living trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n
We watched James wriggle out of plenty of tight spots across the four episodes but by the end, he really was done for.<\/p>
Deadline is available to catch-up in full on My5<\/a>. Looking for something else to watch? Check out the rest of our Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/div><\/body><\/html>\n
","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Abby Robinson Published: Friday, 08 April 2022 at 12:00 am \u201cI just couldn\u2019t quite place where it was going to go next,\u201d said James D\u2019Arcy of Channel 5 thriller Deadline during an interview with RadioTimes.com. In tonight\u2019s finale (Friday 8th April), it was revealed that Natalie Varga had led his character James Alden a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":13606,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father.jpg",802,549,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father-300x205.jpg",300,205,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father-768x526.jpg",768,526,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father.jpg",800,548,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father.jpg",802,549,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father.jpg",802,549,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Abby Robinson Published: Friday, 08 April 2022 at 12:00 am \u201cI just couldn\u2019t quite place where it was going to go next,\u201d said James D\u2019Arcy of Channel 5 thriller Deadline during an interview with RadioTimes.com. In tonight\u2019s finale (Friday 8th April), it was revealed that Natalie Varga had led his character James Alden a…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/13605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/deadline-channel-5-4ce8338.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Initially, little information is given as to what the pair experienced when they were younger, but in the finale we finally learned what type of environment they had grown up in.<\/p>\n
Their father was a man called Kurt Duvall. He had raped and murdered one of Natalie\u2019s friends, 13-year-old Lucy Gallagher, 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
James, who was investigating the case, suspected Kurt was guilty and broke into his lock-up, where he hoped he would find Lucy alive. But the damage had been done.<\/p>\n
In a devastating turn of events, Kurt was not convicted of his crime. James arrived at the lock-up before the police and accidentally destroyed key evidence that would have put Natalie\u2019s father behind bars, leaving him \u201cfree to rape and murder again\u201d.<\/p>\n
What happened to Kurt?<\/strong><\/h2>\nWith her father managing to evade justice due to James\u2019s careless behaviour, Natalie took it upon herself to stop him once and for all. She shot him while he was passed out after a heavy drinking session and he died from his injuries.<\/p>\n
Had he remained alive, Kurt would have gone on to harm another, but Natalie ensured that Lucy was his final victim.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nNatalie was just 13 years old when she murdered her father.<\/p>\n
Why is James in prison?<\/strong><\/h2>\nJames claimed that he entered Kurt\u2019s lock-up because he thought he might discover Lucy alive and be able to rescue her, but Natalie asserted that he was just chasing a story.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about your needs to be the best, the first,\u201d she said, disdain splashed all over her face, before drawing parallels between James and her father.\u00a0 \u201cYou can\u2019t stop anymore than he could.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Natalie offered James an exclusive interview with her following the death of her husband, it was all part of her plan to destroy his life as punishment for his negligence. In her eyes, she was forced to kill Kurt because of James\u2019s dogged need to snap up the biggest exclusives \u2013 and if he hurts anyone in the process, so be it.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> James D\u2019Arcy as James Alden in Deadline. Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWith the help of Mrs Molnar, Natalie planted breadcrumbs that she knew James wouldn\u2019t be able to resist to make it look like he had been obsessed with her from the moment he set eyes on her two decades ago.<\/p>\n
All of the evidence that the pair had orchestrated \u2013 the video footage of Natalie uncovered in his flat; the repeated attempts to be close to her, even following Natalie all the way to Budapest; the case containing items including Rohypnol, cable ties and gaffer tape \u2013 all pointed to one thing: James was planning to abduct, rape and murder her, just as he had planned to all those years ago.<\/p>\n
Natalie was the one he had wanted all along but he had to \u201cmake do\u201d with Lucy instead, according to the detective, and he had purposefully contaminated the evidence in the Gallagher case because he was the one responsible for her murder.<\/p>\n
Natalie also accused James of murdering her father and her brother, ensuring that he was painted as a monster that should spend his days locked in a cell.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter everything he\u2019d done, he wormed his way back into my life and convinced me to share my pain on camera so that he could enjoy it all over again,\u201d she said in her final interview. \u201cIt\u2019s like he wanted to turn me into some kind of living trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n
We watched James wriggle out of plenty of tight spots across the four episodes but by the end, he really was done for.<\/p>
Deadline is available to catch-up in full on My5<\/a>. Looking for something else to watch? Check out the rest of our Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/div><\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Natalie was just 13 years old when she murdered her father.<\/p>\n
Why is James in prison?<\/strong><\/h2>\nJames claimed that he entered Kurt\u2019s lock-up because he thought he might discover Lucy alive and be able to rescue her, but Natalie asserted that he was just chasing a story.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about your needs to be the best, the first,\u201d she said, disdain splashed all over her face, before drawing parallels between James and her father.\u00a0 \u201cYou can\u2019t stop anymore than he could.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Natalie offered James an exclusive interview with her following the death of her husband, it was all part of her plan to destroy his life as punishment for his negligence. In her eyes, she was forced to kill Kurt because of James\u2019s dogged need to snap up the biggest exclusives \u2013 and if he hurts anyone in the process, so be it.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> James D\u2019Arcy as James Alden in Deadline. Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth \/ Channel 5<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWith the help of Mrs Molnar, Natalie planted breadcrumbs that she knew James wouldn\u2019t be able to resist to make it look like he had been obsessed with her from the moment he set eyes on her two decades ago.<\/p>\n
All of the evidence that the pair had orchestrated \u2013 the video footage of Natalie uncovered in his flat; the repeated attempts to be close to her, even following Natalie all the way to Budapest; the case containing items including Rohypnol, cable ties and gaffer tape \u2013 all pointed to one thing: James was planning to abduct, rape and murder her, just as he had planned to all those years ago.<\/p>\n
Natalie was the one he had wanted all along but he had to \u201cmake do\u201d with Lucy instead, according to the detective, and he had purposefully contaminated the evidence in the Gallagher case because he was the one responsible for her murder.<\/p>\n
Natalie also accused James of murdering her father and her brother, ensuring that he was painted as a monster that should spend his days locked in a cell.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter everything he\u2019d done, he wormed his way back into my life and convinced me to share my pain on camera so that he could enjoy it all over again,\u201d she said in her final interview. \u201cIt\u2019s like he wanted to turn me into some kind of living trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n
We watched James wriggle out of plenty of tight spots across the four episodes but by the end, he really was done for.<\/p>
Deadline is available to catch-up in full on My5<\/a>. Looking for something else to watch? Check out the rest of our Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/div><\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>With the help of Mrs Molnar, Natalie planted breadcrumbs that she knew James wouldn\u2019t be able to resist to make it look like he had been obsessed with her from the moment he set eyes on her two decades ago.<\/p>\n
All of the evidence that the pair had orchestrated \u2013 the video footage of Natalie uncovered in his flat; the repeated attempts to be close to her, even following Natalie all the way to Budapest; the case containing items including Rohypnol, cable ties and gaffer tape \u2013 all pointed to one thing: James was planning to abduct, rape and murder her, just as he had planned to all those years ago.<\/p>\n
Natalie was the one he had wanted all along but he had to \u201cmake do\u201d with Lucy instead, according to the detective, and he had purposefully contaminated the evidence in the Gallagher case because he was the one responsible for her murder.<\/p>\n
Natalie also accused James of murdering her father and her brother, ensuring that he was painted as a monster that should spend his days locked in a cell.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter everything he\u2019d done, he wormed his way back into my life and convinced me to share my pain on camera so that he could enjoy it all over again,\u201d she said in her final interview. \u201cIt\u2019s like he wanted to turn me into some kind of living trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n
We watched James wriggle out of plenty of tight spots across the four episodes but by the end, he really was done for.<\/p>
Deadline is available to catch-up in full on My5<\/a>. Looking for something else to watch? Check out the rest of our Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n By Abby Robinson Published: Friday, 08 April 2022 at 12:00 am \u201cI just couldn\u2019t quite place where it was going to go next,\u201d said James D\u2019Arcy of Channel 5 thriller Deadline during an interview with RadioTimes.com. In tonight\u2019s finale (Friday 8th April), it was revealed that Natalie Varga had led his character James Alden a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":13606,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father.jpg",802,549,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father-300x205.jpg",300,205,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father-768x526.jpg",768,526,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father.jpg",800,548,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father.jpg",802,549,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/deadline-ending-explained-is-natalie-the-killer-and-who-is-her-father.jpg",802,549,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Abby Robinson Published: Friday, 08 April 2022 at 12:00 am \u201cI just couldn\u2019t quite place where it was going to go next,\u201d said James D\u2019Arcy of Channel 5 thriller Deadline during an interview with RadioTimes.com. In tonight\u2019s finale (Friday 8th April), it was revealed that Natalie Varga had led his character James Alden a…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/13605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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