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Revision as of 08:52, 11 May 2011

Missing
GenreDrama
StarringPauline Quirke
Mark Wingett
Felix Scott
Pooja Shah
ComposerDavid Lowe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producersSusie Field
Joey Attawia
James Burstall
ProducerJulie Press
Production locationsKent, England
EditorDominic Strevens
Running time45 minutes
Production companyLeopard Films
Original release
NetworkBBC One
BBC HD (2010)
Release16 March 2009 (2009-03-16) –
26 March 2010
Related
Missing Live

Missing is a British daytime television drama series starring Pauline Quirke and Mark Wingett. The series is set in a busy, under-resourced missing persons unit, and follows the team led by DS Mary Jane "MJ" Croft (Quirke). The first series of five episodes aired on BBC One in 2009, with a second series of ten episodes airing in 2010. It was filmed in and around Dover, Kent and Tonbridge, Kent.

Also starring Felix Scott and Pooja Shah, guest stars during the second series included Roy Hudd, Paul Nicholas, Brooke Kinsella, Gary Lucy and Sylvia Syms.[1]

Production

The first series was commissioned in July 2008 to be broadcast during afternoons, and alongside a new series of Missing Live,[2] which follows the work of the police and a missing persons charity searching for people who go missing.

A second series was commissioned in October 2009. BBC daytime controller Liam Keelan commented: "We have seen how successful combining drama and factual programming has been in BBC Daytime - extending the run of Missing will create an even greater sense of event."[3]

Main cast

  • Pauline Quirke as DS Mary Jane 'MJ' Croft – Head of Dover's Missing Persons Unit
  • Mark Wingett as Danny Hayworth – Former crime journalist, now a radio DJ for Dover Radio; friend of DS Croft
  • Felix Scott as DC Jason Doyle – MPU Detective; former member of Vice Squad and currently pursuing his Sergeant's exams
  • Pooja Shah as Amy Garnett – MPU Civilian Technical Assistant

Recurring cast

References

  1. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a180908/quirkes-missing-handed-second-run.html
  2. ^ "Liam Keelan announces raft of new commissions as BBC Daytime tackles the issues that matter". BBC Press Office. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Pauline Quirke returns to BBC One in new extended series of daytime drama Missing". BBC Press Office. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2010.