Channel 5‘s latest five-part thriller, Missed Call, had viewers’ hearts racing with its tense opening episode on Monday night.
Slow Horses star Joanna Scanlan leads the cast of the “tense and emotional” thriller, which follows a single mum whose teenage daughter mysteriously vanishes from a school exchange in southern France.
© ©5 Broadcasting Limited / ©PERNEL MEDIA LTD / ITV StudiosThe show is penned by Paul Matthew Thompson, Sally Abbott and Matthew Thomas, who have several impressive writing credits between them, including Ridley, Vera and Death in Paradise. Plus, with BAFTA winner Joanna leading the cast, viewers can expect a compelling performance.
Keep reading to find out more…
What have viewers said about Missed Call?
Viewers praised the opening episode on social media, with one person writing on X: “#MissedCall is looking good. I’m already riveted,” while another added: “Wasn’t it good? I was stressed. You can feel the tension rising.”
© ©5 Broadcasting Limited / ©PERNEL MEDIA LTD / ITV StudiosA third viewer hailed the first episode as “great,” while another said their heart was racing from the tension.
What is Missed Call about?
The series follows single mum Sarah, whose life is turned upside down when she receives a missed call from her teenage daughter, Katie, while she’s on a school exchange in southern France. When Katie fails to answer her phone, Sarah’s concern turns to alarm and she rushes to Saint-Michel seeking answers.
© ©5 Broadcasting Limited / ©PERNEL MEDIA LTD / ITV StudiosThe synopsis continues: “Met with evasive police and hostility from Katie’s powerful host family, the Morvans, Sarah launches her own investigation alongside local detective Lieutenant Virginie Taylor, exposing buried secrets, abuse, corruption, and trafficking within the tight-knit town.
© ©5 Broadcasting Limited / ©PERNEL MEDIA LTD / ITV Studios“As bodies surface and suspicions reach influential figures – including Virginie’s father – alliances fracture. Betrayed and unraveling, Sarah learns that Katie may still be alive. Time is running out for them both and justice.”
Who else stars in Missed Call?
Joanna Scanlan, who plays Sarah, is joined by Claire Keim (Vise le Coeur, Menace sur Kermadec) as Virginie Taylor, Rupert Graves (Sherlock, The Burning Girls) as Jason Bradley, François-Xavier Demaison (Disparue, Le Négociateur) as Jerome Ricard and Robert Lindsay (Sherwood, Generation Z) as Andrew Taylor.
How to watch Missed Call
All five episodes of Missed Call are available to stream on 5 now.
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