Elizabeth Is Missing

Elizabeth Is Missing

Elizabeth Is Missing is a television drama film directed by Aisling Walsh. It was broadcast on 8 December 2019 on BBC One. It premiered on PBS on 3 January 2021 as part of its Masterpiece anthology series. It stars Glenda Jackson as Maud, an elderly woman living with dementia.

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Summary Elizabeth Is MissingElizabeth Is Missing is a television drama film directed by Aisling Walsh, adapted by Andrea Gibb from the novel of the same name by Emma Healey. It was broadcast on 8 December 2019 on BBC One. It premiered on PBS on 3 January 2021 as part of its Masterpiece anthology series. It stars Glenda Jackson as Maud, an elderly woman living with dementia who struggles to piece together a double mystery. Maud is forced to investigate on her own as her memory flashes back to the mystery of another disappearance: that of her elder sister, Sukey, 70 years earlier.

The film was well received by critics, who praised the outstanding performance by Jackson, who returned to television after a 27-year absence. On 31 July 2020, Jackson won the BAFTA TV award in the leading actress category for the film. The Daily Telegraph’s Anita Singh said Jackson gave one of the performances of her lifetime.