The Missing 

When Tony and Emily Hughes travel to France with their 5-year-old son Oliver, their family holiday turns into a nightmare when Oliver disappears from a large celebrating crowd in Northern France.

Stars:

Tchéky Karyo, Anastasia Hille, David Morrissey

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tchéky Karyo	...	Julien Baptiste 16 episodes, 2014-2016
Anastasia Hille	...	Celia Baptiste 15 episodes, 2014-2016
David Morrissey	...	Sam Webster 8 episodes, 2016
Keeley Hawes	...	Gemma Webster 8 episodes, 2016
James Nesbitt	...	Tony Hughes 8 episodes, 2014
Frances O'Connor	...	Emily Hughes 8 episodes, 2014
Émilie Dequenne	...	Laurence Relaud 8 episodes, 2014
Jason Flemyng	...	Mark Walsh 8 episodes, 2014
Titus De Voogdt	...	Vincent Bourg 8 episodes, 2014
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Khalid Ziane 8 episodes, 2014
Laura Fraser	...	Eve Stone 8 episodes, 2016
Abigail Hardingham	...	Alice Webster 8 episodes, 2016
Jake Davies	...	Matthew Webster 8 episodes, 2016
Eric Godon	...	Georges Deloix 7 episodes, 2014
Arsher Ali	...	Malik Suri 7 episodes, 2014
Roger Allam	...	Adrian Stone 7 episodes, 2016
Lia Williams	...	Nadia Herz 7 episodes, 2016

Storyline

"The Missing" follows Tony, played by James Nesbitt, as a man devastated by the abduction of his young son, Oliver, during a family vacation in France. He becomes a man obsessed, unable to accept that his child may be dead and spends years searching for him. Tony's exhaustive search fractures his marriage to Emily, played by Frances O' Connor and threatens to destroy his life. Tcheky Karyo plays Julien, the French police detective who launched the initial search for the child. Even though he is retired in present day, he too cannot shake the small belief that the child may still be alive. Told using a fascinating narrative puzzle, "The Missing" explores the impact of a child's abduction, the emotional cost of obsession, hope and finding when to let go. This gripping thriller is told simultaneously over multiple time frames and set in France and London.

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Plot Keywords:

husband wife relationship | police | cold case | france | missing child | 

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Taglines:

The search ends. The mystery begins. (season 2)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK France Belgium USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Missing

Filming Locations:

Ittre, Belgium

Company Credits

Production Co:

Company Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures, New Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

James Nesbitt and Tchéky Karyo both starred in The Way (2010).

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Quotes

Malik Suri: [to Mark Walsh, the English liaison on the Oliver Hughes case] We should do an interview sometime. Yeah, be good to know what the spare part of the investigation has to say about it all.

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Connections

Featured in Gogglebox: Episode #4.12 (2014)

User Reviews

Could not stop watching...

First review, but just finished watching Season 2.

Season 1 had me rating this as a 9 out of 10, but Season 2 leaves me no choice but to bump that up to a 10 out of 10.

I couldn't stop watching, episode after episode, in two sittings. 8 hours of suspense, intrigue, great acting, and a well chosen mix of languages and actors from different countries.

It felt authentic and real, sadly too believable. No spoilers here, I would hate that anyone spoiled it for me. But it didn't fail to keep me glued to my TV screen.

The locations were well chosen and beautifully filmed.

There were some tuff moments, and I can't deny the fact that I shed a tear or two.

A subject well treated and not Hollywood glam'd up.