The Missing, new drama for BBC One

When five year-old Oliver disappears 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, Tony (James Nesbitt), desperate to find his lost son.

Told through a delicate and complex narrative that reflects the fractured and frantic battle for a lost child, The Missing is a thrilling and heart-breaking drama of a life consumed by hope, love, truth and obsession.

A gripping puzzle with twists and turns at every stage, Tony’s exhaustive search fractures his marriage to Emily (Frances O’Connor) and threatens to destroy his life. Julien (Tcheky Karyo), the French police detective who launched the initial search for the child, also finds himself drawn back into the hunt that he was never able to resolve when Oliver first disappeared.

Exploring the emotional cost of a child's adduction, this gripping relationship thriller is told over two time frames, simultaneously, in two countries.