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Rachel Meaden

‘The Missing’ finale review: ‘Till Death’

The Missing’s finale of brings us to Russia, children being accosted by a hooded figure and a glimpse of that stick drawing with big ears. It’s a tantalising opener in an episode that, depending on which side of the fence you reside, either gives enough resolution to be satisfactory or delivers one twist too many … >

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‘The Missing’ Episode 7 review: ‘Return to Eden’

Episode 7 of The Missing opens with a brand new family and a brand new tragedy. The disappearance of a French boy in Chalons du Bois in 2009 brings Olly’s unsolved disappearance back into the public consciousness, Tony and Emily’s grief is exposed anew and the strain on their marriage reaches its zenith. Back in … >

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‘The Missing’ Episode 6: ‘Concrete’ review

After last week’s dark discoveries, 2006’s Tony is trying to literally and metaphorically wash the blood from his hands, Emily’s visions of Oliver are becoming more frequent and we’re starting to see the beginnings of a relationship between her and Mark Walsh. In the present day, Tony, Emily and Julien are tracking down the mysterious … >

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‘The Missing’ Episode 5 review

This week’s cold open starts on a yacht; a woman we’ve never seen before is in the middle of the Indian Ocean and she seems to be having a great time. You’re going to want to hold on to the image of a gorgeous ocean and lovely sea breezes, because it’s pretty much the nicest … >

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‘The Missing’ Episode 4 review

As we reach the halfway point in BBC One’s The Missing, the spotlight shifts away from the Hughes family. We take our foot off the gas and have a look at some of our supporting characters. There have been more revelations from the video footage we saw at the end of last week’s instalment. In … >

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‘The Missing’ Episode 3 review

We’re three episodes into the giant jigsaw puzzle that is The Missing and we have a few more pieces in place. Thoroughly committed to playing the long game, Episode 3 continues in the same high quality vein as its preceding episodes. The 2006 timeline gets even darker as the line of police enquiry leads to Tony as … >

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‘The Missing’ Episode 1 review

Recent statistics have said that a child is reported missing every 5 minutes. It’s hard to know how to feel when you hear that; the numbers and scale are just too huge to comprehend. What BBC One’s new eight-part drama The Missing tries to do is bring that down to an individual level and focus … >

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10 things we’d like to see in ‘Downton Abbey’ Series 5

Our favourite autumn guilty pleasure returns next weekend and fans up and down the country will be settling down with a cup of tea, eager to see what’s new with the Crawleys. Here are 10 things we’re hoping to see in the fifth series of Downton Abbey (contains spoilers for Series 1-4)…   Lady Edith … >

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Rewind: ‘Green Wing’ revisited

What was it about? First shown on 3 September 2004, Green Wing revolves around the staff of East Hampton Hospital. Caroline Todd starts work in the Hospital as a Surgeon and promptly becomes one side of a love triangle between the witty Dr. “Mac” Macartney and vain anaesthetist Guy Secretan. Alongside the central trio we … >

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