Missing, The (BBC-1 2014, James Nesbitt, Frances O’Connor)

Crime Drama series. Whilst on holiday in France in 2006 the five year old son of Tony and Emily Hughes goes missing sparking a frantic manhunt that is still going on 8 years later. As his marriage and world crumbles around him Tony (who holds himself responsible for losing his boy) never gives up the search for his son.

Meanwhile French policeman Julien has his own reasons for not giving up on the case. Journalist Malik Suri also stays on the case convinced that Tony has something to hide.

Filmed in the UK, France and Belgium.

production details
UK / BBC-1 – BNP Paribas Fortis – Czar – Company – Two Brothers / 8×60 minute episodes / Broadcast October 2014

Writers: Harry Williams, Jack Williams / Theme Music: Amatorski produced by Dominik Scherrer / Title Sequence: Peter Andersen Studio / Executive Producers: Willow Grylls, Charlie Pattinson, Elaine Pyke, Harry Williams, Jack Williams, Polly Hill, Colin Callender, Eurydice Gysel / Producer: Chris Clough / Director: Tom Shankland
cast
James Nesbitt as Tony Hughes
Frances O’Connor as Emily Hughes
Tcheky Karyo as Julien Baptiste
Jason Flemyng as Mark Walsh
Emilie Dequenne as Laurence Relaud
Said Taghmaoui as Khalid Ziane
Titus De Voogdt as Vincent Bourg
Anamaria Marinca as Rini Dalca
Arsher Ali as Malik Suri
Ken Stott as Ian Garrett
Eric Godan as Georges Deloix
Anastasia Hille as Celia Baptiste

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