Missing Persons Unit

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Missing Persons Unit
Genre	Police documentary
Presented by	Mike Munro
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Abbott
Location(s)	New South Wales, Australia
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	Nine Network
Original airing	7 February, 2006
External links
Official website

Missing Person's Unit is an Australian television documentary series hosted by journalist Mike Munro and broadcast on the Nine Network in Australia. The show is about people who have gone missing in Australia and the police who investigate their cases. Over the first two seasons of the show, more than 30 missing persons cases were solved on the show. ^[1] In 2007, Missing Persons Unit began airing on UK television. ^[2]. The show will return on Thursday 11th October at 8.30pm

The program is produced by Sydney production company Freehand. ^[3]

1 Program Synopsis
2 Production & Style
3 Cases not yet Covered
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Program Synopsis

Missing Persons Unit, is an observational documentary series that explores the emotionally charged world of the [NSW] MPU. Unfolding over months of filming, cameras record the real time detective work of the MPU as they search for missing people.

MPU is not a drama, but it is dramatic television. Shot crudely in the observational style and with unprecedented access capturing the stories as they unfold, experiencing first hand the trauma of devastated families waiting for answers as they hang on to hope.

“Every 18 minutes some is reported missing to police.”

When not following new leads on current cases, the MPU’s forensic arm is busy collecting DNA from the living to identify the dead and the still missing.

“Over 4000 people still remain missing.”

Searching for new leads can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. For the MPU, this is frustrating investigative work, but for the desperate families of missing people, it is a window of hope and a chance to bring closure to a never-ending nightmare.

[edit] Production & Style

Unscripted and shot in the observational style with unique access to this never before seen area of policing, Missing Persons Unit is a rare glimpse into the dramatic world of a small group of dedicated police and the families of missing people.

Filmed at police stations, forensics labs, and on location with search and rescue, the program follows MPU operatives as they investigate cases and piece together the jigsaw that might lead to closure for a grief stricken family.

From the morning muster where cases are actioned to the door knock that brings news to a devastated family, MPU is a front row seat in an arena of compelling human drama.