Actress Joanna Scanlan is starring as single mother Sarah in the upcoming Channel 5 drama Missed Call.
Joanna Scanlan is starring in the upcoming Channel 5 drama Missed Call(Image: ©5 Broadcasting Limited / ©PERNEL MEDIA LTD / ITV STudios)
Channel 5 viewers are in for a treat this week as a brand-new crime drama is set to air.
Missed Call features Slow Horses star Joanna Scanlan as Sarah, a mother whose worst fears come to life after her daughter goes on a school exchange trip to the South of France. The trip is being supervised by teacher Neil Scott and Sarah’s boyfriend, Jason Bradley, who is driving the group to Saint-Michel.
Channel 5 viewers will see her daughter, called Katie, assigned to stay with the well-respected Morvan family, who also have a daughter called Emma. However, it’s not long before Katie finds herself wrapped up in the social life of the exchange students, as alcohol, parties, and tensions within the group begin.
When Sarah gets a late-night call from Katie that she misses, her worry grows when her daughter stops responding to her completely. While the school, supervising teacher and host family all insist Katie is out with friends, alarm bells start ringing for Sarah, who takes matters into her own hands.
A synopsis for the series reads: “When British teenager Katie Gleason vanishes during a school exchange in southern France, her mother Sarah rushes to Saint-Michel seeking answers.
“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.
“As bodies surface and suspicions reach influential figures – including Virginie’s father – alliances fracture. Betrayed and unravelling, Sarah learns that Katie may still be alive. Time is running out for them both and justice.”
Here’s everything you need to know about Missed Call.
When does Missed Call start?
The first episode of the five-part series will air on April 13 at 9pm on Channel 5.
It will then air each night consecutively until the series final on Friday, April 17.
A brief overview of episode one reads: “Unable to shake the feeling that her daughter is in danger, Sarah flies to France.
“Once in Saint-Michel, she finds a town reluctant to answer questions. The police appear slow to act, the Morvans seem strangely calm, and students at the school are evasive.
“As Sarah begins asking questions herself, she discovers Katie spent her last known night with a troubled local boy named Xavier and another unidentified girl. Surveillance footage soon confirms Katie was in town only hours before she vanished. Then Sarah receives a message from Katie’s phone – one that turns her worst fears into a terrifying possibility.”
Missed Call cast list in full
Viewers will see Joanna Scanlan take on the role of Sarah Gleason, while her daughter Katie Gleason is played by Emily Coates.
Claire Keim stars as Virginie Taylor, François-Xavier Demaison will play Jerome Ricard, Rupert Graves takes on the role of Jason Bradley as Robert Lindsay will star as Andrew Taylor.
Other supporting cast includes:
- Lise Laffont as Audrey Lambert
- Dean Fagan as Neil Scott
- Lya Lessert as Emma Morvan
- Xavier Lemaitre as Serge Henin
- Célia Diane as Caroline Morvan
- Hélène Azema as Yvette Henin
- Cole Martin as Ben
- Nicolas Van Beveren as Fabien Morvan
- Andrew Lee Potts as Mark Jones
- Daisy Axon as Lucy
- Thorian De Decker as Officer Remy
- Maxime Pipet as Xavier Henin
- Sandra Teles as Rebecca
- Arthur Combelles as Gabriel (The Pathologist)
- Oliver Jenkins as British Reporter
Where is Missed Call filmed?
Actor Dean Fagan, who takes on the role of Neil Scott, told his Instagram followers the series was filmed in Montpellier in the South of France.
Villeneuvette was the main filming location for the fictional village of Saint-Michel, while the home Katie stayed during her exchange was filmed at Domaine St Martin de la Garrigue, according to 4filming,
Meanwhile, the UK scenes were filmed in and around London, as fans will see Sarah travel to France via the Port of Dover in Kent.
Missed Call airs on Channel 5 on April 13 at 9pm.