Every two minutes someone in Britain is reported missing. The key for each investigation is to piece together the missing person’s last known movements. Following Durham police, cameras capture everyone’s perspective minute by minute as the cases unfold. For loved ones left at home everything hangs in the balance. Reported Missing s1e1: Joshua & Katie, BBC 2017
‘A 12 year old Joshua missing from Darlington.’ ibid. rozzer on radio
This is the third time he’s run away in the last two months. ibid.
‘Safe and sound so no harm.’ ibid. rozzer
‘It’s my daughter. She’s actually run away from home. She’s left a really disturbing note and I’m very concerned. She’s 13 year of age.’ ibid. mother’s 911 call
‘Katie has been located fit and well.’ ibid. rozzer
28-year-old Darren has how been missing for three days. Reported Missing s1e2: Darren
‘Like he just disappeared off the face of the Earth.’ ibid. rozzer
It’s now up to CID to find out what really happened. ibid.
‘He’s got this crack cocaine habit.’ ibid. rozzer
‘It’s a traffic accident … a deceased male within.’ ibid.
‘He’s in his eighties, six foot tall, white hair, he doesn’t wear glasses. It’s Archibald Campbell.’ Reported Missing s1e3: Archie, rozzer
‘We found him and he’s alive.’ ibid.
With Tracey [mother] still at the station, PCs Howard and Kaur head to her home address. John claims that he stopped paying child maintenance after Tracey prevented him from seeing his son. Reported Missing s2e1: Tracey & Tyler, BBC 2020
She used somebody else’s child in order to get financial gain … She was sentenced to two years. ibid.
‘My dad. 24 hours ago. He lost his job. He was going to the job agency and he’s not come back since. He’s unwell. He’s got depression. George Richardson.’ Reported Missing s2e2: George, daughter
CCTV control room operators start searching for George. ibid.
‘The police got me. I’ve been sleeping homeless for a week. I love you.’ ibid. George in police car to missus
‘I’d like to report a missing person please [Jean Lloyd]. 77. She was going to a doctor’s appointment in Neston via the bus at 2 o’clock this afternoon. She didn’t check into the doctor’s and she hasn’t been seen since.’ Reported Missing s2e3: Jean
‘They’ve found her. Near the firing range … Life extinct.’ ibid.
‘If you can help me? I’m looking for Michael Price. He’s gone missing … I’m his partner.’ Reported Missing s2e4: Michael, 999 call
40-year-old Michael Price, who is currently unemployed, was last seen by his partner Claire when she went to bed on Good Friday. She and their son Joe were expecting him home on Saturday evening but he failed to return. ibid.
Almost eleven months after he disappeared Michael’s body has been found at the southernmost perimeter of the search area. ibid.
Warrington, Sunday 19th November 6 p.m.: Hi there, it’s Mark Moran here of the Blue Apple Veterans Association over in Warrington. One of our veterans has gone missing. It’s a Mark Smith. Reported Missing s3e1: The Lost Veteran, 999 call, BBC 2020
CCTV has offered no clues. ibid.
The trace on Mark’s phone narrows it down to a neighbourhood north of the Blue Apple. ibid.
Several cameras have picked up Mark at Warrington Bank Quay Station. ibid.
Scottish police are alerted that Mark is in the Aviemore area. ibid.
I want to report my wife missing. In Gloucester, in King’s Square. We were walking together side by side, and I went into Woody’s vegetable shop. When I went out I couldn’t find her. I walked to all places she might have gone. Reported Missing s3e2: Gone in Seconds
82-year-old Sheila has apparently vanished while out shopping with her husband in busy Gloucester town centre. ibid.
‘Sheila turned up at Cheltenham bus station.’ ibid. rozzer
I’d like to report a missing person. It’s my father, it’s Michael Denon-Ross. It’s Oliver. Mental health workers have been trying to get hold of him. They’ve gone round his house but there’s no sign of him at all.’ Reported Missing s3e3: Hiding in the Hills, 999 call
Michael has been found only 200 metres from where the taxi dropped him off. ibid.
Michael is temporarily sectioned under the Mental Health Act. ibid.
Good morning, I’m a registered nurse for people with serious mental illness. I’ve got a welfare concern and I may need to report this person as a missing person. The name of the person is Michael Denon-Ross. ibid. 999 call
Michael was released back into community care. He’s now disappeared again. ibid.
Michael has travelled 83 miles out of town to pick up a hire car at Heathrow Airport … doubling back to Oxford an hour ago … He’s once again heading out of Gloucestershire … ibid. rozzer
Michael has been detained by the neighbouring police force. ibid. caption
[shortly after …] Hi there, I’m one of the staff nurses at Wotton Lawn Hospital reporting missing a gentleman called Michael Denon-Ross. ibid.
With each missing episode, we have to look for him … My heart breaks for his son. ibid. rozzer
An absolute relief that he was there in the hotel room. ibid.
After he returned to Cheltenham, Michael agreed to a new long term care plan. Since then, Michael has gone missing again. ibid. caption
Stocksbridge: Hello, I need to report my son missing. His name is Matthew. I’ve gone to pick him up off the college bus but he’s not got off the bus. So I’ve rung his phone number and his phone’s switched off. Reported Missing s4e1: The Missed Bus, 999 call, BBC 2022
‘He’s so rigid to his routine because of his condition.’ ibid. rozzer
To the west of Sheffield a call is coming in about another vulnerable adult. 29-year-old Luke has autism combined with severe learning disabilities. ibid.
‘He [Luke] was bright red, he was tired, he was dehydrated.’ ibid. rozzer
Three weeks later: ‘I’m a support worker for Luke. He’s doing a runner. I’m trying to follow him. But I can’t keep up with him. So I’m a bit worried.’ ibid.
Why? Everybody’s looking for you. ibid. mum to Luke
Matthew: The authorisation is given screaming the National Police Air Service and search the surrounding area. ibid.
‘He’s [Matthew] just walked in.’ ibid. rozzer
‘Hello, I’m 87 years old and I’ve been called down to my son’s flat by his neighbours. He hasn’t been seen since Saturday. The door’s open and everything’s all over the place: Gavin.’ Reported Missing s4e2: The Open Door, 999 call
58-year-old Gavin mysteriously disappeared form home, leaving his front door open. ibid.
‘He’s very vulnerable because of his schizophrenia.’ ibid.
In Sheffield a call is coming in about a student who has inexplicably vanished. ibid.
The officers need to track down the church group the student has been attending. ibid.
The young man has been detained by university security staff. ibid.
4 weeks later: ‘I’m just ringing to report a patient missing on a Section 2. We let him out for a walk around the building and he has not returned to the ward.’ ibid.
Finding out more about this group has become a priority. ibid.
Gavin: A call is coming in to police about a man behaving The student’s Google address had been accessed from a house in Rotherham. ibid.
The student has not come to the attention of South Yorkshire Police again since his last missing incident. ibid.
My husband he’s gone missing. He’s just been to see doctors yesterday with his mental health. He’s left a note. It says about his hearing voices. Reported Missing s4e3: The Note, 999 call
52-year-old Mark has disappeared from home leaving a troubling note for his wife. ibid.
Police have never found those people from when he got attacked, and Mark won’t let that lie. ibid.
Can I report a missing person please. My mum. It’s my brother that’s noticed she’s missing. He lives with her … She never leaves the house. ibid. 999 call