The Gone
| The Gone | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Screenplay by | Anna McPartlin Michael Bennet |
| Directed by | Peter Burger Hannah Quinn |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper |
| Country of origin | New Zealand Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Timothy White Reikura Kahi |
| Cinematography | Dave Cameron |
| Editors | Darragh Moran Bryan Shaw |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TVNZ (New Zealand) RTÉ (Ireland) |
The Gone is a 2023 crime drama television series from New Zealand and Ireland.
Premise
[edit]When an Irish couple go missing in New Zealand an Irish detective teams up with the New Zealand police to solve the mystery.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Richard Flood as Theo Richter
- Rachel Morgan as Sinead Martin
- Michelle Fairley as Hannah Martin
- Simon Mead as Ronan Garvey
- Acushla-Tara Kupe as DS Diana Huia
- Vanessa Rare as Wiki Huia
- Wayne Hapi as Buster Huia
- Carolyn Bracken as Aileen Ryan
- Manu Bennett as Tamati Davidson
- Bill Murphy as Superintendent Walsh
Production
[edit]Directed by Peter Burger and Hannah Quinn, the six-part series is co-produced by Kōtare Productions, Keeper Pictures and Kingfisher Films, in association with Southern Light Films.[2] The series is co-written by Anna McPartlin and Michael Bennet. Filming took place on location in Dublin, Auckland and Te Aroha.[3] The cast is led by Acushla-Tara Kupe, Richard Flood, Manu Bennett, and Carolyn Bracken.[4]
A second series was being filmed in February 2024.[5]
Broadcast
[edit]The series was available in New Zealand in May 2023 on TVNZ. It was shown on RTÉ in Ireland in October 2023 [6] and in the UK on BBC4 in March 2024.
Reception
[edit]Critical reception
[edit]Lucy Mangan in The Guardian gave the series four stars and praised the characterisation.[7] Liam Fay in The Times praised the New Zealand landscape but felt the show used too much “cliche”.[8]
Accolades
[edit]The series won five awards at the 2023 New Zealand Television Awards, winning Best Drama, Best Cinematography (Drama/Comedy Drama) for Dave Cameron, Best Original Score for Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, Best Costume Design for Pauline Pohatu and Best Makeup Design for Kelly Mitchell.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Richardson, Hollie (16 March 2024). "TV tonight: a gripping murder mystery with a beautiful New Zealand backdrop". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Audley, Fiona (25 February 2024). "Stellar Irish cast lead newly-acquired BBC drama The Gone". The Irish Post.
- ^ "Richard Flood welcomes the dark side in The Gone: 'It's something different for me'". RTÉ. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Chase, Stephanie (23 February 2024). "Grey's Anatomy star's Irish detective drama will be available on BBC iPlayer". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Rowan, Iona (27 February 2024). "Game of Thrones and Grey's Anatomy stars spotted filming season 2 of Irish crime drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Power, Ed (22 October 2023). "The Gone: Is RTÉ taking licence-fee payers for fools by passing this off as Irish drama?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "The Gone review – it's the rich, warm characters that make this thriller so compelling". The Guardian. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Fay, Liam (29 October 2023). "RTE's 'The Gone' is a lesson in what not to do". The Times. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "The Gone wins five awards at the New Zealand Television Awards 2023". iftn.ie. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.