Channel 5 Premieres Missed Call Thriller Series

Channel 5's new thriller series "Missed Call" premiered on April 13, drawing viewers into a tense story of a British mother's desperate search for her missing daughter during a school exchange in southern France. The five-part drama stars Joanna Scanlan as Sarah Gleason, who rushes to the fictional coastal village of Saint-Michel after her teenage daughter, Katie, stops responding following a late-night missed call.

The series begins with Katie, played by Emily Coates, traveling to Saint-Michel on a school trip supervised by teacher Neil Scott, portrayed by Dean Fagan, and coach driver Jason Bradley, Sarah's boyfriend and played by Rupert Graves. Assigned to stay with the respected Morvan family, Katie soon becomes entangled in the social dynamics of the exchange students, involving parties and tensions. When Sarah receives no further contact from her daughter, she flies to France, only to encounter reluctance from local authorities, the host family, and students. Undeterred, Sarah partners with local detective Lieutenant Virginie Taylor, acted by Claire Keim, to uncover what happened.

As the investigation unfolds, the narrative exposes underlying issues in the tight-knit...