Elizabeth Is Missing adaptation: What you need to know
A BBC adaptation of Emma Healy’s hit novel Elizabeth Is Missing, starring Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson, is on the BBC.
Jackson plays the role of Maud in the one-off feature length drama, marking her return to the screen after over 25 years.
Here’s everything you need to know about the drama...
Elizabeth Is Missing: What’s it about?
“Elizabeth is Missing combines a gripping mystery with a tender yet unflinching exploration of one woman’s struggle with dementia. When her best friend Elizabeth goes missing, Maud is convinced that something terrible has happened, and sets out to solve the mystery. But with her dementia worsening, unfinished business unearthed and the past and present starting to merge, Maud's search takes on a poignant urgency. Will Maud be able to discover the truth before she loses herself completely?” the BBC said of the series.
"Elizabeth is Missing is about a subject that is of enormous importance. We, the human race, live longer and longer and there are always new illnesses coming to the fore," Jackson said.
"This story deals with a woman and her family who are going through the realisation of what Alzheimer’s really is and how terrible it is. It was interesting to explore a life lost and how society has tried to maintain those people whose health is also severely damaged."
Sophie Rundle, who plays Sukey, said of the project: "I think it will be poignant and I hope its life-affirming. I don’t think it’s a damning look at memory loss and dementia, I think it’s a hopeful look at it. This is a very heart-felt and insightful look at what life is like when this sort of thing is happening."
Elizabeth Is Missing: Who's in it?
Joining two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson, is Helen Behan (The Virtues, This is England) as Helen, Sophie Rundle (Gentleman Jack, Peaky Blinders) as Sukey and Maggie Steed (EastEnders, Paddington 2) as Elizabeth.
Other cast include Liv Hill as Young Maud, Nell Williams as Katy, Mark Stanley as Frank, Sam Hazeldine as Tom, Neil Pendleton as Douglas and Stuart McQuarrie as Peter.
Further cast include: Linda Hargreaves, Michelle Duncan, John Paul Hurley, Brian Ferguson, Cara Kelly, Julie Hannan, Anna-Maria Nabirye, Nabs Aziz and Tom Urie.
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Elizabeth Is Missing: Who’s in it and when’s it on TV?
Elizabeth Is Missing aired at 9pm on Sunday 8 December on BBC One. Watch it on BBC iPlayer here.
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