The Gone Explained

Genre:Crime drama
Screenplay:Anna McPartlin
Michael Bennet
Director:Peter Burger
Hannah Quinn
Country:New Zealand
Ireland
Language:English
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:6
Producer:Timothy White
Reikura Kahi
Editor:Darragh Moran
Bryan Shaw
Cinematography:Dave Cameron
Music:Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper
Network:TVNZ (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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Guardian. Hollie. Richardson. TV tonight: a gripping murder mystery with a beautiful New Zealand backdrop . 16 March 2024. 20 March 2024.
  2. Web site: The Irish Post. Stellar Irish cast lead newly-acquired BBC drama The Gone. Fiona. Audley. 25 February 2024.
  3. Web site: RTÉ. 20 March 2024. Richard Flood welcomes the dark side in The Gone: 'It's something different for me'. 22 October 2023.
  4. Web site: Grey's Anatomy star's Irish detective drama will be available on BBC iPlayer. Digital Spy. Stephanie. Chase. 23 February 2024. 20 March 2024.
  5. Web site: Game of Thrones and Grey's Anatomy stars spotted filming season 2 of Irish crime drama. Digital Spy. Iona. Rowan. 27 February 2024. 20 March 2024.
  6. News: The Gone: Is RTÉ taking licence-fee payers for fools by passing this off as Irish drama?. The Irish Times. 20 March 2024. Ed. Power. 22 October 2023.
  7. Web site: The Gone review – it's the rich, warm characters that make this thriller so compelling. 18 March 2024. 20 March 2024. The Guardian.
  8. Web site: RTE's 'The Gone' is a lesson in what not to do. Liam. Fay. The Times. 20 March 2024. 29 October 2023.
  9. Web site: The Gone wins five awards at the New Zealand Television Awards 2023. iftn.ie. 20 March 2024. 6 December 2023.