Missing

I just found this series, and I think it's delightful. The writing is good, as is the acting; there are several well known actors in it. The plots aren't complicated, but that's just what I need sometimes. The episodes are 45 minutes long, and the cases are wrapped up in each episode, perfect for some "comfort TV". By no means is this series "horrible" as one previous reviewer wrote. It's also nice that the lead actress isn't a beautiful young Hollywood type, but rather a real person; this is something I like about British series.

Nice show. Not too complicated not too diluted story lines.

I finished season 1 and am in the middle of season 2. It's not the most exciting police procedural show I've seen and it is a bit cliched at times with some of the writing. I don't particulary like the character of MJ. She is bossy and sometimes a little impatient to everyone and her family melodrama is not particularly interesting. The woman who plays her "missing" but found sister is just awful. I like the characters of Jason and Amy though, which is why I gave it 6 stars.

Poor Pauline Quirk having to work with this lot. Scripting was unnatural and awkward, the guy from The Bill (Wingett) needed to tone his overacting down about 60%, I had trouble remembering they were supposed to be police officers - the younger cast members were like work experience students. Just awful.

Ahhh, where to begin . . . The dreary characters? The uninspired story lines?

The three main characters are DS "MJ" Croft, DC Jason Doyle, and civilian Amy Garnett, all working in the Dover missing persons unit. MJ? Think Vera, but without the depth. Jason? Self-involved and incompetent, with the tact of a petulent 10-year old - and he NEVER gets any better. Finally, Amy - bright and attractive, she'd be the one highlight in the missing persons office . . . If it weren't for her penchant for office romances! Then there's the evil-tempered DCI, who shows up a few episodes in - can't have a British police procedural without the office politics! She adds NOTHING to the show. And, finally, when you're thinking it can't get any worse (and wondering why you've wasted so much time on this rubbish), they bring in arrogant DC Josh Kemplin for the final three episodes, making them all but unbearable to watch.

The one bright spot in all of this is Mark Wingett as radio show host Danny Hayworth. He steals every scene he's in and is delightful throughout.

Unfortunately, he's not enough to save the show - thank goodness the producers finally had the good sense to pull the plug. If you looking for a series about a British missing persons unit that's actually worth watching, try "Chasing Shadows," with Reece Shearsmith and Alex Kingston - engaging characters and exciting storylines. But good luck finding it - it was on both Britbox and Amazon, but now is nowhere to be found.