The Gone

New Zealand television series

  • Richard Flood
  • Acushla-Tara Kupe
  • Manu Bennett
Music byMahuia Bridgman-CooperCountry of originNew Zealand
IrelandOriginal languageEnglishNo. of series1No. of episodes6ProductionExecutive producers
  • Steve Barr
  • Laura Beetz
  • Michael Bennett
  • David Creen
  • Yvonne Donohoe
  • Katie Holly
  • Dermot Horan
  • Karl Zohrab
  • Anna McPartlin
ProducersTimothy White
Reikura KahiCinematographyDave CameronEditorsDarragh Moran
Bryan ShawProduction companies
  • Kōtare Productions
  • Keeper Pictures
  • Kingfisher Films
Original releaseNetworkTVNZ (New Zealand)
RTÉ (Ireland)

The Gone is a 2023 crime drama television series from New Zealand and Ireland.

Premise

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

  • 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

Production

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

The series was an 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

Critical reception

Lucy Mangan in the 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

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

  1. ^ Richardson, Hollie (16 March 2024). "TV tonight: a gripping murder mystery with a beautiful New Zealand backdrop". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ Audley, Fiona (25 February 2024). "Stellar Irish cast lead newly-acquired BBC drama The Gone". The Irish Post.
  3. ^ "Richard Flood welcomes the dark side in The Gone: 'It's something different for me'". RTÉ. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "The Gone review – it's the rich, warm characters that make this thriller so compelling". The Guardian. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ Fay, Liam (29 October 2023). "RTE's 'The Gone' is a lesson in what not to do". The Times. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ "The Gone wins five awards at the New Zealand Television Awards 2023". iftn.ie. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

External links

  • The Gone at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata