Missing (2009 TV series)
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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
.
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."
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
daytime television
Daytime television
Daytime television is the general term for television shows produced that are intended to air during the daytime hours on weekdays. This article is about American daytime television, for information about international daytime television see Daytime television....
drama series starring Pauline Quirke
Pauline Quirke
Pauline Perpetua Quirke is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Sharon in the comedy series Birds of a Feather, alongside her lifelong friend and frequent acting partner Linda Robson...
and Mark Wingett
Mark Wingett
Mark Wingett , is an English actor. He is best known for playing the role of Jim Carver in the ITV1 police procedural The Bill.-Career:...
. 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
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
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
Pooja Shah
Pooja Shah is a British Asian actress and model of Kenyan-Asian descent. Her grandparents migrated to Kenya from Gujarat in Western India and so her ancestral roots are there....
, guest stars during the second series included Roy Hudd
Roy Hudd
Roy Hudd, OBE is an English comedian, actor, radio host and author, and an authority on the history of music hall entertainment.- Early life :...
, Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.-Biography:Nicholas was born as Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England...
, Brooke Kinsella
Brooke Kinsella
Brooke Kinsella, MBE is an English actress and author. A graduate of the Anna Scher Theatre School, Kinsella has been acting since childhood. She has had various roles on television and in film...
, Gary Lucy and Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia M. L. Syms OBE is a British actress. She is probably best known for her roles in the films Woman in a Dressing Gown , Ice-Cold in Alex , No Trees in the Street , Victim and The Tamarind Seed...
.
Production
The first series was commissioned in July 2008 to be broadcast during afternoons, and alongside a new series of Missing Live, 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."
Main cast
- Pauline QuirkePauline QuirkePauline Perpetua Quirke is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Sharon in the comedy series Birds of a Feather, alongside her lifelong friend and frequent acting partner Linda Robson...
as DSSuperintendent (police)Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
Mary Jane 'MJ' Croft – Head of Dover's Missing Persons Unit - Mark WingettMark WingettMark Wingett , is an English actor. He is best known for playing the role of Jim Carver in the ITV1 police procedural The Bill.-Career:...
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 ShahPooja ShahPooja Shah is a British Asian actress and model of Kenyan-Asian descent. Her grandparents migrated to Kenya from Gujarat in Western India and so her ancestral roots are there....
as Amy Garnett – MPU Civilian Technical Assistant
Recurring cast
- Adjoa AndohAdjoa AndohAdjoa Andoh is a British film, television, stage and radio actress of Ghanaian descent. Andoh is known on the UK stage for lead roles at the RSC, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre, and is a familiar face on British television Adjoa Andoh (born 1962) is a British...
as DCIChief inspectorChief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
Lauren Ford - Head of CID - Helen BakerHelen BakerHelen Baker was a female tennis player. In 1920 she was a runner up in the women's doubles at the US Open losing 6-3 6-1 against Marion Zinderstein and Eleanor Goss paired with Eleanor Tennant....
as Ellen Croft - DS Croft's sister, who was thought to be dead - Roy HuddRoy HuddRoy Hudd, OBE is an English comedian, actor, radio host and author, and an authority on the history of music hall entertainment.- Early life :...
as Jack Croft - MJ and Ellen's father - Jamie BelmanJamie BelmanJamie Belman is an English actor, best known for his work in television series Emmerdale playing Michael Conway.After starting his career on stage, in 2008, Belman had a minor role in a couple of episodes of the ITV police drama series The Bill, playing Ben Meadows, the son of well known...
as DC Josh Kemplin - Joins MPU in series 2, episode 8; former member of the Flying SquadFlying SquadThe Flying Squad is a branch of the Specialist Crime Directorate, within London's Metropolitan Police Service. The Squad's purpose is to investigate commercial armed robberies, along with the prevention and investigation of other serious armed crime...