The Missing - BBC1 9pm Tuesdays

[stephen25000]

I thought last night's episode was particularly good.

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[Brietta]

I thought last night's episode was particularly good.

It is certainly beginning to give us a glimpse of what is going on the background in the lives of the main players.   

The portrayal of emotions was particularly raw with even unsympathetic characters being rounded out a bit more.  Oliver's mother seeing him everywhere she looked was poignant.

Who do you think holds the key, Alfred?

I keep changing my mind.  At the moment I find the dynamics between the younger paedophile and the journalist developing into something. 
That cleaner!!! words fail me ... but there must be people around just like him.

Must admit, I did not like the bloody murder one little bit ... even the short reprise at the beginning made me cringe ... but it does explain a lot about James Nesbit's character and the turn of events with his wife.

[faithlilly]

It is certainly beginning to give us a glimpse of what is going on the background in the lives of the main players.   

The portrayal of emotions was particularly raw with even unsympathetic characters being rounded out a bit more.  Oliver's mother seeing him everywhere she looked was poignant.

Who do you think holds the key, Alfred?

I keep changing my mind.  At the moment I find the dynamics between the younger paedophile and the journalist developing into something. 
That cleaner!!! words fail me ... but there must be people around just like him.

Must admit, I did not like the bloody murder one little bit ... even the short reprise at the beginning made me cringe ... but it does explain a lot about James Nesbit's character and the turn of events with his wife.

I'm really interested in the way the writer has muddedied the water with respect to who is a victim and who a perpetrator. Nothing in life is black and white and I think this drama portrays that very subtlety.

[slartibartfast]

I'm really interested in the way the writer has mudded the water with respect to who is a victim and who a perpetrator. Nothing in life is black and white and I think this drama portrays that very subtlety.

Very true.

[Carana]

I'm really interested in the way the writer has muddedied the water with respect to who is a victim and who a perpetrator. Nothing in life is black and white and I think this drama portrays that very subtlety.

I fnd the intricate storyline and the portrayal of characters in this TV drama fascinating.  A welcome change from manichean hollywoodism.

There must have been quite a lot of research into various cases. The dad killing who he thought murdered his child relates to another well-known case.

[Eleanor]

I thought the father killed the builder because he admitted to being a paedophile, and harming his own daughter.

It's probably one of those things where everything will fall into place at The End.  And then I shall have to watch it again.

I think it is very good.

[Alfred R Jones]

It is certainly beginning to give us a glimpse of what is going on the background in the lives of the main players.   

The portrayal of emotions was particularly raw with even unsympathetic characters being rounded out a bit more.  Oliver's mother seeing him everywhere she looked was poignant.

Who do you think holds the key, Alfred?

I keep changing my mind.  At the moment I find the dynamics between the younger paedophile and the journalist developing into something. 
That cleaner!!! words fail me ... but there must be people around just like him.

Must admit, I did not like the bloody murder one little bit ... even the short reprise at the beginning made me cringe ... but it does explain a lot about James Nesbit's character and the turn of events with his wife.

I don't like to second guess the outcome too much.  It's interesting that at the moment the most sympathetic character is the young paedophile who (as far as we know so far) has actually done nothing wrong, all the others have skeletons, regrets, behaved immorally or illegally etc.  We shall see...2 more episodes to go.

[slartibartfast]

I don't like to second guess the outcome too much.  It's interesting that at the moment the most sympathetic character is the young paedophile who (as far as we know so far) has actually done nothing wrong, all the others have skeletons, regrets, behaved immorally or illegally etc.  We shall see...2 more episodes to go.

...think he has been done for possession...

[Eleanor]

Where does the detective's daughter come into this, I wonder?

[Alfred R Jones]

...think he has been done for possession...

Has he?  I missed that bit.

[Brietta]

Has he?  I missed that bit.

First episode, I think.

He was known to the police, but I took that to be as a result of paedophilia because they made such a big play of it. 

[Carana]

Where does the detective's daughter come into this, I wonder?

She may be a victim of the main criminal gang. Or a rival one.

[Carana]

I find it very well done. Any character could be the subject of hours of possibly heated discussion in a pub.

[faithlilly]

The coin is like the one given to, I think, the hotel owner for being a year sober. Was it by her husband ?

[Brietta]

Apparently they have made different endings so that the perpetrator will not be revealed until the last broadcast.

Has anyone visited the website?
I haven't, don't want to ruin the suspense.