The London Metropolitan Police's triumphant press conference announcing the arrest of a serial killer is DS Sean Stone's first time in front of the cameras. It may be his last, given that Stone deadpans, for the country to see and hear: "If we had treated each woman as part of a pattern rather than separate missing-person cases, we would have found Alan Harvey [the killer] sooner and Carol Taft would still be alive. And we failed."
Chief Constable Harley Drayton is not pleased. He calls Stone into his office and tells him, with understatement and ill-concealed fury: "The strategic outcome of this case is your permanent secondment to Missing Persons. Looking for serial killers."
That's why the next day, Ruth Hattersly, Senior Analyst for the UK Missing Persons Bureau, comes to work to find Stone going through files in the office she'll now share with him. Until now, Ruth has been a desk jockey, commiserating with worried parents and spouses over the phone, recommending counselling, etc.
But Stone changes that. He looks for a pattern or a disappearance that breaks a pattern, and he considers it his job to investigate. He's supposed to refer any lead to D.I. Prior, but Stone can't see the logic in that. It's funny to watch the flummoxed Hattersly chasing after Stone, going from scene to scene and interview to interview. Her job is all diplomacy and comfort, Stone is all buttoned-up and abruptness. They are a contrast, but, by the end of the series, they are working together.
Series 1 has two mysteries, each divided into two 46-minute episodes. That's about 90 minutes a mystery, which is a nice length of time for character development and plot intricacy. The first mystery, "Only Connect", involves teen suicide and a website which appears to promote it. In the second, "Off Radar", Stone finds a disappearance that doesn't fit the usual profile. He was a successful lawyer; no financial problems, no significant other problems. And no body. One day he just disappeared.
"Chasing Shadows" originally aired in 2014. Its four episodes total 183 minutes. The DVD presents the show in 16:9 widescreen and stereo sound. English SDH subtitles are available. There are no bonus extras on the DVD.
I've been a fan of Alex Kingston since she starred as River Song in the "Doctor Who" sci-fi series. It's amusing to see her play the frumpish Ruth Hattersly, because as River Song she is exuberant.
Trivia: A "misper" is slang for a missing person. Makes it easier, doesn't it?
A recommended mystery series. I was sorry to find out it wasn't renewed. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
Happy Reader
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Finding the Patterns in the Misper Files
The London Metropolitan Police's triumphant press conference announcing the arrest of a serial killer is DS Sean Stone's first time in front of the cameras. It may be his last, given that Stone deadpans, for the country to see and hear: "If we had treated each woman as part of a pattern rather than separate missing-person cases, we would have found Alan Harvey [the killer] sooner and Carol Taft would still be alive. And we failed."Chief Constable Harley Drayton is not pleased. He calls Stone into his office and tells him, with understatement and ill-concealed fury: "The strategic outcome of this case is your permanent secondment to Missing Persons. Looking for serial killers."That's why the next day, Ruth Hattersly, Senior Analyst for the UK Missing Persons Bureau, comes to work to find Stone going through files in the office she'll now share with him. Until now, Ruth has been a desk jockey, commiserating with worried parents and spouses over the phone, recommending counselling, etc.But Stone changes that. He looks for a pattern or a disappearance that breaks a pattern, and he considers it his job to investigate. He's supposed to refer any lead to D.I. Prior, but Stone can't see the logic in that. It's funny to watch the flummoxed Hattersly chasing after Stone, going from scene to scene and interview to interview. Her job is all diplomacy and comfort, Stone is all buttoned-up and abruptness. They are a contrast, but, by the end of the series, they are working together.Series 1 has two mysteries, each divided into two 46-minute episodes. That's about 90 minutes a mystery, which is a nice length of time for character development and plot intricacy. The first mystery, "Only Connect", involves teen suicide and a website which appears to promote it. In the second, "Off Radar", Stone finds a disappearance that doesn't fit the usual profile. He was a successful lawyer; no financial problems, no significant other problems. And no body. One day he just disappeared."Chasing Shadows" originally aired in 2014. Its four episodes total 183 minutes. The DVD presents the show in 16:9 widescreen and stereo sound. English SDH subtitles are available. There are no bonus extras on the DVD.I've been a fan of Alex Kingston since she starred as River Song in the "Doctor Who" sci-fi series. It's amusing to see her play the frumpish Ruth Hattersly, because as River Song she is exuberant.Trivia: A "misper" is slang for a missing person. Makes it easier, doesn't it?A recommended mystery series. I was sorry to find out it wasn't renewed. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.Happy Reader
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Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2016
Chief Constable Harley Drayton is not pleased. He calls Stone into his office and tells him, with understatement and ill-concealed fury: "The strategic outcome of this case is your permanent secondment to Missing Persons. Looking for serial killers."
That's why the next day, Ruth Hattersly, Senior Analyst for the UK Missing Persons Bureau, comes to work to find Stone going through files in the office she'll now share with him. Until now, Ruth has been a desk jockey, commiserating with worried parents and spouses over the phone, recommending counselling, etc.
But Stone changes that. He looks for a pattern or a disappearance that breaks a pattern, and he considers it his job to investigate. He's supposed to refer any lead to D.I. Prior, but Stone can't see the logic in that. It's funny to watch the flummoxed Hattersly chasing after Stone, going from scene to scene and interview to interview. Her job is all diplomacy and comfort, Stone is all buttoned-up and abruptness. They are a contrast, but, by the end of the series, they are working together.
Series 1 has two mysteries, each divided into two 46-minute episodes. That's about 90 minutes a mystery, which is a nice length of time for character development and plot intricacy. The first mystery, "Only Connect", involves teen suicide and a website which appears to promote it. In the second, "Off Radar", Stone finds a disappearance that doesn't fit the usual profile. He was a successful lawyer; no financial problems, no significant other problems. And no body. One day he just disappeared.
"Chasing Shadows" originally aired in 2014. Its four episodes total 183 minutes. The DVD presents the show in 16:9 widescreen and stereo sound. English SDH subtitles are available. There are no bonus extras on the DVD.
I've been a fan of Alex Kingston since she starred as River Song in the "Doctor Who" sci-fi series. It's amusing to see her play the frumpish Ruth Hattersly, because as River Song she is exuberant.
Trivia: A "misper" is slang for a missing person. Makes it easier, doesn't it?
A recommended mystery series. I was sorry to find out it wasn't renewed. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
Happy Reader
Finding the Patterns in the Misper Files
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2016
The London Metropolitan Police's triumphant press conference announcing the arrest of a serial killer is DS Sean Stone's first time in front of the cameras. It may be his last, given that Stone deadpans, for the country to see and hear: "If we had treated each woman as part of a pattern rather than separate missing-person cases, we would have found Alan Harvey [the killer] sooner and Carol Taft would still be alive. And we failed."Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2016
Chief Constable Harley Drayton is not pleased. He calls Stone into his office and tells him, with understatement and ill-concealed fury: "The strategic outcome of this case is your permanent secondment to Missing Persons. Looking for serial killers."
That's why the next day, Ruth Hattersly, Senior Analyst for the UK Missing Persons Bureau, comes to work to find Stone going through files in the office she'll now share with him. Until now, Ruth has been a desk jockey, commiserating with worried parents and spouses over the phone, recommending counselling, etc.
But Stone changes that. He looks for a pattern or a disappearance that breaks a pattern, and he considers it his job to investigate. He's supposed to refer any lead to D.I. Prior, but Stone can't see the logic in that. It's funny to watch the flummoxed Hattersly chasing after Stone, going from scene to scene and interview to interview. Her job is all diplomacy and comfort, Stone is all buttoned-up and abruptness. They are a contrast, but, by the end of the series, they are working together.
Series 1 has two mysteries, each divided into two 46-minute episodes. That's about 90 minutes a mystery, which is a nice length of time for character development and plot intricacy. The first mystery, "Only Connect", involves teen suicide and a website which appears to promote it. In the second, "Off Radar", Stone finds a disappearance that doesn't fit the usual profile. He was a successful lawyer; no financial problems, no significant other problems. And no body. One day he just disappeared.
"Chasing Shadows" originally aired in 2014. Its four episodes total 183 minutes. The DVD presents the show in 16:9 widescreen and stereo sound. English SDH subtitles are available. There are no bonus extras on the DVD.
I've been a fan of Alex Kingston since she starred as River Song in the "Doctor Who" sci-fi series. It's amusing to see her play the frumpish Ruth Hattersly, because as River Song she is exuberant.
Trivia: A "misper" is slang for a missing person. Makes it easier, doesn't it?
A recommended mystery series. I was sorry to find out it wasn't renewed. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
Happy Reader
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