ITV finds psychological drama Gone
FIRST LOOK: Eve Myles and David Morrissey star in Gone, a psychological drama coming to ITV in early 2026.
Set against the backdrop of a prestigious private school, a foreboding forest and the quiet sprawl of Bristol, this chilling mystery centres on local headmaster Michael Polly (Morrissey), who becomes the prime suspect in his wife Sarah’s disappearance.
An upstanding member of the community, Michael Polly is inscrutable and likes order and precision in his working life. That is until he encounters super bright, gutsy Detective Annie Cassidy (Myles), and a compulsive game of cat and mouse begins as she chips away at his veneer in search of the truth.
With tension in the air, yet Polly not displaying any emotion, Annie’s suspicions are heightened the more she investigates. Something in her gut tells her all is not what it seems. Could he be capable of murder? And if so – why?
The six-part series, directed by Richard Laxton (Mrs Wilson, Burton and Taylor, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Joan), is co-produced by New Pictures (an All3Media company) and George Kay’s Observatory Pictures, in association with All3Media International.
Emma Appleton plays Sarah and Michael’s daughter Alana. The cast also includes Jennifer Macbeth, Arthur Hughes, Nicholas Nunn, Elliot Cowan, Billy Barrett, Rupert Evans, Jodie McNee, Oscar Batterham and Clare Higgins.
The series comes from creator and writer George Kay (Hijack, Lupin, The Long Shadow). It is directed by Richard Laxton and Mark Hedges is the producer.
Produced by New Pictures and Observatory Pictures, the executive producers are Kay, Willow Grylls (Des, The Missing) and Matt Sandford (The Long Shadow).
Gone is a fictional series, partly inspired by the book To Hunt a Killer and the career and work of respected former Detective Superintendent for Gloucestershire Police, Julie Mackay, and ITV crime correspondent Robert Murphy, who has reported on some of the biggest and most complex cases in the West of England. Both Mackay and Murphy are consultants on the series.
All3Media is the international distributor.
Filming has wrapped on Gone, with the series set to air on ITV and ITVX, STV and STV Player in early 2026.
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