The Missing

2014 • BBC

4.5

242 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Episode 1

10/29/14

2006. Tony and Emily Hughes’ life changes forever when their 5 year-old son Oliver goes missing on a family holiday to France. A huge manhunt led by Julien Baptiste, one of France’s finest detectives, is launched. Present day. Eight years on from Oliver’s disappearance and the fallout has resulted in the end of Tony and Emily’s marriage. Tony refuses to believe that Oliver is dead and doggedly continues his search to find his son.

2 Episode 2

11/4/14

2006. Three days since Oliver’s disappearance. With little information to go on, suspicion immediately falls on a known paedophile living in the area. In the present day, Tony’s attempt to reopen the investigation gathers momentum as he and Julien finally find the first bit of concrete evidence.

3 Episode 3

11/11/14

2006. The investigation into Oliver’s disappearance continues. Tony can’t let go of his suspicions about the released paedophile suspect and is frustrated by the police’s decision to release him. In the present day, Tony and Julien are relieved that the case has now officially been reopened. Emily returns to Chalons Du Bois and finally begins to face the demons from her past.

4 Episode 4

11/18/14

2006. The case is thrown into disarray when a key witness is found murdered. Tony is horrified as he begins to realise that his generous benefactor, Ian Garrett, isn’t the person he claimed to be. In the present day Julien tracks down the dead witnesses’ girlfriend who has started a new life as a primary school teacher. He is intent on re-investigating the links between the dead witness and Oliver’s disappearance.

5 Episode 5

11/25/14

2006. Tony and Emily’s pleas to investigate the paedophile suspect again fall on deaf ears. In the present day Tony and Julien, retrace their steps in Paris as they try and find out the whereabouts of a man who they believe to be intrinsically linked to Oliver’s disappearance.

6 Episode 6

12/2/14

In 2006, Tony desperately tries to cover his tracks as he deals with the consequences of his actions. In the present day, Tony and Julien finally track down the man they have been searching for, who promises to provide them with the information they require - but at a price.

7 Episode 7

12/8/14

2009. Three years after Oliver’s disappearance and no significant progress has been made in the case. Tony and Emily’s marriage is hanging by a thread. In the present day, the information that Tony, Julien and Emily received gives them a tenuous lead.

8 Episode 8

12/16/14

New evidence brings Tony, Emily, Julien and Mark ever closer to finding out the truth behind Oliver’s disappearance. But after so many years of searching, are Tony and Emily prepared for the reality of what actually has happened to their son.

About this show

When five year-old Oliver is snatched from his family while on holiday in France, it sets off a manhunt that will last for years and years to come. The Missing takes you inside the mind of a father, desperate to find his lost son. Told through a delicate and complex narrative that reflects the fractured and frantic battle for a lost child, a lost marriage and a lost life, The Missing is a chilling, resonant and heartbreaking drama of a life consumed by hope and the conviction of love, loss and truth.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

242 reviews

Kat Warenica

April 26, 2015

A masterpiece. Sucks you right into the story and makes you obsessing about WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED! Thrilling and emotional. Great acting by the French-British crew. Great directory and a creative filming techniques. A must watch.

Viv Lewis

November 14, 2014

Fast paced, very emotional, thriller that will draw you in and tug on any parents heart strings.. EXCELLENT.

A Google user

December 7, 2014

When i first saw this advertized i thought "This looks good"...Boy was i wrong!!! This is not just good, it is by far the most well thought out gripping super, fantastic, excellent, brill, show i have ever, ever seen....pure genius. Please keep dramas like this running. This is money well spent.

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