The Missing (TV series)

The Missing
Genre Psychological drama
Mystery
Thriller
Created by Harry Williams
Jack Williams
Written by Harry Williams
Jack Williams
Directed by Tom Shankland
Starring James Nesbitt
Frances O'Connor
Ken Stott
Jason Flemyng
Arsher Ali
Saïd Taghmaoui
Titus De Voogdt
Émilie Dequenne
Eric Godon
Anastasia Hille
Tchéky Karyo
Theme music composer Amatorski
Opening theme "Come Home"
Composer(s) Dominik Scherrer
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
French
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) John Yorke
Harry Williams
Jack Williams
Jan Vrints
Elaine Pyke
Charles Pattinson
Polly Hill
Eurydice Gysel
Willow Grylls
Colin Callender
Location(s) Brussels, Belgium
Cinematography Ole Bratt Birkeland
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor All3Media
Release
Original network
Original release 28 October 2014 (2014-10-28) – present
External links
BBC website

The Missing is a British drama television series. It premiered on 28 October 2014 on BBC One in the UK, and in the US on Starz on 15 November 2014.[1] The eight-part series was written by Harry and Jack Williams and directed by Tom Shankland.[2][3] It stars James Nesbitt and Frances O'Connor as Tony and Emily Hughes, the parents of a boy missing in France, and Tchéky Karyo as Julien Baptiste, a retired French detective put in charge of leading the case.

A second series has been commissioned which will feature a new case,[4] thus marking The Missing as an anthology series.

Plot

Series 1

The series focuses on Tony Hughes, who in the summer of 2006, during the FIFA World Cup, travels from England to northern France for a holiday with his wife Emily and 5 year old son Oliver. Not long after entering France, their car breaks down, forcing them to spend the night in the small town of Chalons du Bois. One evening, Tony and Oliver visit a crowded outdoor bar, where the quarterfinals football match is being watched. Tony loses sight of his son, never to find him again.

Eight years later, in 2014, Oliver has not yet been found, police have closed the investigation, and the couple are divorced. Although Tony never stopped looking for his son, after seeing a recent picture of the French village where a little boy is wearing a scarf identical to the one Oliver was wearing the day he disappeared, and that was specially made for him with a unique insignia, Tony gets back on track, and with the help of retired detective Baptiste Julien, who led the original investigation, he starts to put the pieces together while the police decide to officially reopen the case.[5][6]

Cast

Series 1

Production

The series was originally titled The Breakdown.[7] Filming began in February 2014 with help from the Belgian government's tax shelter scheme. The series was co-produced by New Pictures, Company Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures and Playground Entertainment with Fortis Film Fund, Czar TV Productions and Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie.[8] The distributor is All3Media who sold the series at MIPCOM.[9] The series producer is Chris Clough and the executive producers are Charlie Pattinson, Willow Grylls and Elaine Pyke for New Pictures, John Yorke for Company Pictures, Harry and Jack Williams for Two Brothers Pictures, Polly Hill for the BBC, Colin Callender for Playground Entertainment and Eurydice Gysel for Czar TV Productions. The Missing was commissioned by Charlotte Moore and Ben Stephenson for BBC One.[10]

Although the story is set in France and the United Kingdom, almost all of the scenes were filmed in Huy, Halle, Charleroi and Brussels, Belgium,[5] taking advantage of the Belgian Tax Shelter for film funding.[8] Only a few scenes were shot in Paris and London.

Episodes

Series 1 (2014)

No. Title Directed by Written by UK air date UK viewers
(millions)		 US viewers
(millions)
1"Eden"Tom ShanklandHarry Williams & Jack Williams28 October 2014 (2014-10-28)5.76[11]0.268[12]
2"Pray for Me"Tom ShanklandHarry Williams & Jack Williams4 November 2014 (2014-11-04)5.66[13]0.197[14]
3"The Meeting"Tom ShanklandHarry Williams & Jack Williams11 November 2014 (2014-11-11)5.79[15]0.188[16]
4"Gone Fishing"Tom ShanklandHarry Williams & Jack Williams18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)4.98[17]0.221[18]
5"Molly"Tom ShanklandHarry Williams & Jack Williams25 November 2014 (2014-11-25)5.54[19]0.149[20]
6"Concrete"Tom ShanklandHarry Williams & Jack Williams2 December 2014 (2014-12-02)4.66[21]0.136[22]
7"Return to Eden"Tom ShanklandHarry Williams & Jack Williams9 December 2014 (2014-12-09)5.31[23]0.137[24]
8"Till Death"Tom ShanklandHarry Williams & Jack Williams16 December 2014 (2014-12-16)6.61[25]0.161[26]

Series 2

A short teaser trailer aired on BBC One immediately following the last episode of the first series, which ended with the words "A new case" then "The Missing – Will Return", confirming a second series would be aired in the future, though no air date has yet been confirmed.[27]

During the teaser trailer, Tchéky Karyo (as Julien Baptiste) speaks:

"To lose somebody can destroy a person. But to find them again, when so much has passed, that can be worse."

Reception

The Missing was met with critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show has earned a "Certified Fresh" score of 96%, with an average rating of 8.4/10 out of 28 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, " The Missing turns a common premise into a standout thriller with heartfelt, affecting performances."[28] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 85 out of 100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[29] The Guardian called it "hauntingly brilliant television".[30] The Daily Telegraph called it "supremely compelling".[31] The Independent called it "tense [...] absorbing [...] mercilessly believable".[32] The New York Times wrote "The Missing is imaginatively written, well cast, chillingly believable and quite addictive. This kind of story has been told this way before, but somehow that doesn’t make this telling any less compelling."[33]

The final episode was discussed heavily on the social networking site Twitter, with over 1,000 tweets being posted per minute. The series has been hailed as being superior to its ITV counterpart Broadchurch.[34]

In January 2015, at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, the series was nominated for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Frances O'Connor was nominated for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.[35] For the 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards, James Nesbitt was nominated for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries.[36] At the 2015 British Academy Television Awards, the series received four nominations–Best Drama Series, Radio Times Audience Award, Nesbitt for Best Actor and Ken Stott for Best Supporting Actor.[37] For the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, Tom Shankland received a nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special.[38]

Ratings

Consolidated UK ratings

Episode no. Consolidated
viewers
(millions)[39]
1 6.28
2 7.66
3 7.68
4 7.12
5 7.30
6 6.88
7 7.33
8 8.36

References

  1. ↑ Bibel, Sara (7 August 2014). "Limited Series 'The Missing' to Premiere Saturday, November 15 on Starz". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ White, Peter (7 March 2014). "Starz boards BBC's The Missing". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (6 March 2014). "Starz and BBC Team on Limited Drama 'The Missing'". Variety. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Kemp, Stuart (16 December 2014). "The Missing will get second series, BBC confirms". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 Shankland, Tom (4 November 2014). "The Missing: Finding the location for a dark journey". BBC. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. ↑ O'Donovan, Gerard (28 October 2014). "The Missing, review: 'supremely compelling'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Stevens, Christopher (13 December 2014). "So who do YOU think did it? As The Missing prepares for its thrilling climax, CHRISTOPHER STEVENS turns detective to try and solve the smash-hit kidnap TV series that has gripped the nation". Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 Creamer, Jon (6 March 2014). "Filming starts on BBC1 James Nesbitt drama The Missing". Televisual. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Starz, BBC and Company Pictures team for abduction drama". TBI Vision. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (6 March 2014). "Starz, BBC to Co-Produce Family Thriller 'The Missing'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Eames, Tom (29 October 2014). "Storage Hunters UK attracts over 1m viewers on Dave". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  12. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (18 November 2014). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 11.15.2014". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Eames, Tom (5 November 2014). "BBC One's The Missing tops Tuesday with 5.6 million". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (25 November 2014). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 11.22.2014". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  15. ↑ Eames, Tom (12 November 2014). "BBC One's The Missing rises to 5.8m on Tuesday". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (3 December 2014). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 11.29.2014". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  17. ↑ Eames, Tom (19 November 2014). "The Missing drops to 4.9m on Tuesday, Scotland vs England tops night". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  18. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (9 December 2014). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 12.6.2014". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  19. ↑ Eames, Tom (26 November 2014). "The Missing back up to 5.5m on BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  20. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (16 December 2014). "UPDATED CHART: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 12.13.2014". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  21. ↑ Eames, Tom (3 December 2014). "The Missing drops to 4.6m on Tuesday, I'm a Celebrity top with 7.2m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  22. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (23 December 2014). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.20.2014". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  23. ↑ Eames, Tom (10 December 2014). "The Missing bounces back to 5.3m on Tuesday". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  24. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (7 January 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.3.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  25. ↑ Eames, Tom (17 December 2014). "The Missing climbs to new high of 6.6m for finale on Tuesday". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  26. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (13 January 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.10.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  27. ↑ Love, Ryan (16 December 2014). "BBC One confirms second series of The Missing - watch teaser trailer". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  28. ↑ "The Missing: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  29. ↑ "The Missing - Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  30. ↑ Wollaston, Sam (29 October 2014). "The Missing review – hauntingly brilliant television". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  31. ↑ O'Donovan, Gerard (28 October 2014). "The Missing, review: 'supremely compelling'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  32. ↑ Jones, Ellen (29 October 2014). "The Missing, BBC1 - review: Mercilessly believable performances as father searches for missing son". The Independent. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  33. ↑ Stanley, Alessandra (13 November 2014). "'The Missing', on Starz: 8-Year Odyssey to Solve a Mystery". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  34. ↑ Robinson, Martin (17 December 2014). "'Chilling and mesmerising': Fans hail The Missing 'better than Broadchurch' as millions tune in to watch finale that sparks 1,000 tweets a minute...and series two is already on the way". Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  35. ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (11 December 2014). "Golden Globes: Fargo, True Detective Lead Nominations; Jane the Virgin, Transparent Score Multiple Nods". TVLine. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  36. ↑ "Critics’ Choice Awards Winners: Full List". Variety. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  37. ↑ "Bafta TV awards 2015: Winners in full". BBC. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  38. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (16 July 2015). "Emmy Nominations 2015 – Full List". Deadline.com. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  39. ↑ "Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

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