The BBC will air a spin-off to hit crime drama The Missing, which will see Tchéky Karyo reprise his role as French detective Julien Baptiste.

The new series, titled Baptiste, will see the stubborn detective become embroiled in a case while on holiday in Amsterdam, after the Dutch capital’s chief of police – who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend – seeks out his help.

Directed by Börkur Sigþórsson
Written by Tom & Hank Williams
Produced by Two Brothers, BBC1 & Czar TV
Info: UK/Belgium/The Netherlands, 2019
Status: in postproduction

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