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Elizabeth Is Missing

STV Studios
BBC One
2019
Overview
Drama
STV Colour
On Air
2019
Episodes
1 Episodes
Channel
BBC One
Lead Cast
Glenda Jackson
Production Type
Single drama film
Crew
Sarah Brown
Andrea Gibb
Aisling Walsh
Chrissy Skinns
Synopsis

Elizabeth Is Missing

Two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson makes a triumphant return to the screen after 27 years in this poignant and compelling mystery based on the bestselling novel by Emma Healey. When her best friend goes missing, Maud is convinced something terrible has happened. But her search to find Elizabeth unearths an altogether darker mystery - her sister's disappearance, long buried in the recesses of her memory. Commissioned by BBC One, Elizabeth Is Missing attracted multiple plaudits, including a BAFTA and International Emmy for Glenda Jackson.

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Actress walking on set of Elizabeth is Missing.
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Woman sitting on a chair with another woman reading a magazine on the bed behind her.
Actress walking on set of Elizabeth is Missing.
Reviews
1 of 5

"Glenda Jackson is on award-winning form in this unforgettable dementia drama."

Daily Telegraph
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2 of 5

"...held together by superb writing, a complex but immaculate structure and Jackson’s mesmerising, heartbreaking performance at its heart."

The Guardian
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3 of 5

"Elizabeth Is Missing is a powerful and unsentimental portrait of psychological decline."

The Independent
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4 of 5

"...faultless performance by Jackson, one that’s certainly worth 87 minutes of your viewing time."

The New York Times
5 of 5

"Director Aisling Walsh and writer Andrea Gibb work in tandem to create an ever-deepening, empathetic portrait of a woman battling against the quicksand of her brain."

Variety
Awards

Single Drama

Elizabeth Is Missing

RTS Programme Awards
2021
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Best Television Movie

Elizabeth Is Missing

Banff Rockie Awards
2020
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Leading Actress

Glenda Jackson

BAFTA TV Awards
2020
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Best Actress, Television

Glenda Jackson

BAFTA Scotland Awards
2020
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Best Performance by an Actress

Glenda Jackson

International Emmy Awards
2020
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Best Actress

Glenda Jackson

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
2020

Writer

Andrea Gibb

RTS Scotland Awards
2020
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Best Short Form TV Drama Writer

Andrea Gibb

Writers' Guild of Great Britain
2021

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