There’s a brand-new ITV crime drama doing the rounds that has been bubbling under for the past few weeks, but there’s a chance you may have missed it.
If your vibe is a chilling whodunnit set against an idyllic part of our gorgeous British landscape, look no further: Gone is the answer to your viewing prayers.
Starring TV drama heavyweight David Morrissey and the wonderfully watchable Eve Myles, it’s a must-watch for anyone who inhales psychological thrillers like Broadchurch, Happy Valley and the more recent hit, Under Salt Marsh.
Morrissey (Sherwood, The Long Shadow) plays the darkly brooding and puritanical Michael Polly, the headmaster of a prestigious private school in a beautiful corner of Bristol, whose wife Sarah mysteriously disappears one day.
Myles (Torchwood, Hijack) stars as DS Annie Cassidy, a no-nonsense detective assigned to the case who later becomes the Family Liaison Officer for Michael and his daughter Alana (Everything I Know About Love’s Emma Appleton), a teacher at the same school.
As the case around Sarah’s disappearance quickly deepens, and with Michael bizarrely still focusing on his commitment to his school’s rugby team, Annie immediately starts to suspect something is going on with the seemingly unbothered Michael.
What David Morrissey told Metro about Gone
Deputy TV editor Tom Percival caught up with The Walking Dead actor to discuss his gripping new role…
David Morrissey is no stranger to edge-of-your-seat TV thrillers.
Across his roughly thirty-year-long career, the 61-year old has played cops, criminals and cads of all different varieties.
Yet his new psychological thriller Gone for ITV, which he stars in alongside Eve Myles, might be one of his most compelling yet.
The actor plays Michael Polly, the inscrutable headmaster of an all-boys school whose wife mysteriously disappears one afternoon.
To Morrissey, Michael is a man who has built a cage around himself, who finds it difficult to be challenged (especially by women), and who has sacrificed so much for his career that he’s been hollowed out.
‘He’s not a man who’s used to asking questions, answering questions, he’s used to asking them,’ he continued. ‘He has no emotional intelligence, so he’s constantly trying to get back to the control he had before, which is all about school routine and curriculum.’
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It’s your classic cat-and-mouse crime drama, a real edge-of-your-seat thriller and, despite the first episode being a bit of a slow burn, it sets up the rest of the series perfectly before Michael becomes the prime suspect in the case.
The six-parter, written by acclaimed screenwriter George Kay (The Long Shadow, Hijack, Lupin), has so far received rave reviews from those who have started watching the quietly addictive series.
The Guardian has labelled it ‘the most engrossing drama’ of the year so far, and the Radio Times has rightfully described Morrissey as ‘bone-chilling’.
Much of the fan praise online is aimed at the ‘fantastic’ Morrissey, who is certainly at his most frigid as this inscrutable headmaster.
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Writing on X, @richarddorset said: ‘It’s a slow burner. A fascinating study of toxic and dysfunctional masculinity [sic].’
‘Just finished watching. Great entertainment,’ added X user @Paulfwilliams19.
Another gripping part of the series that stands out to viewers the uncomfortable relationship between Michael and Annie, at loggerheads as the DS continues to try to work through the puzzling evidence as it mounts.
Metro recently spoke to Morrissey about his latest role, admitting he never wants an audience to ‘feel sympathy’ for his characters.
‘But I always want them to feel empathy for me,’ he added, when asked what it was like playing such an unsympathetic role.
‘I always want them to think, “God, what would it be like to be that person?’ But I don’t want them ever to think, “Oh, poor him.”’
So, did Michael have anything to do with his wife’s disappearance?
You’ll have to watch on ITVX to find out.
Gone is available to stream on ITVX.
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