The Gone

*The Gone*
The Gone
Genre	Crime drama
Screenplay by	Anna McPartlin; Michael Bennet;
Directed by	Peter Burger; Hannah Quinn; Dathaí Keane;
Starring	Richard Flood; Acushla-Tara Kupe; Carolyn Bracken;
Music by	Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper
Country of origin	New Zealand; Ireland;
Original languages	English; Māori;
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Steve Barr; Laura Beetz; Michael Bennett; David Creen; Yvonne Donohoe; Katie Holly; Dermot Horan; Karl Zohrab; Anna McPartlin;
Producers	Timothy White; Reikura Kahi;
Cinematography	Dave Cameron
Editors	Darragh Moran; Bryan Shaw;
Production companies	Kōtare Productions; Keeper Pictures; Kingfisher Films;
Original release
Network	TVNZ (New Zealand); RTÉ (Ireland);
Release	7 May 2023 –; present

The Gone is a crime drama television series directed by Peter Burger and Hannah Quinn, with scripts written by Anna McPartlin and Michael Bennet. The first season of six episodes was broadcast from 7 May 2023 on TVNZ in New Zealand. It stars Richard Flood as Irish detective Theo Richter, who joins Detective Sergeant Diana Huia (Acushla-Tara Kupe) to investigate the disappearance of an Irish couple in New Zealand. Irish journalist Aileen Ryan (Carolyn Bracken) reports on the situation. A second season of six episodes followed in 2024, directed by Dathaí Keane and Peter Burger. When Aileen also goes missing, Theo and Diana lead the search.

Premise

When an Irish couple go missing in Mt Affinity, New Zealand, Irish detective Theo Richter collaborates with local police Diana Huia and Bruce Harris to solve the mystery.^[1]

Cast and characters

Richard Flood as Theo Richter
Acushla-Tara Kupe as DS Diana Huia
Carolyn Bracken as Aileen Ryan
Vanessa Rare as Wiki Huia
Scott Wills as Bruce Harris
Wayne Hapi as Buster Huia
Rachel Morgan as Sinead Martin
Michelle Fairley as Hannah Martin
Simon Mead as Ronan Garvey
Manu Bennett as Tamati Davidson
Bill Murphy as Superintendent Walsh

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 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 Guardian gave the series four stars and praised the characterisations.^[7] Liam Fay in The Times praised the New Zealand landscape but felt the show consisted largely of tired television cliches.^[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

^ 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.

External links

The Gone at IMDb

[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.

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