Vanished (British TV series)

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Vanished
Also known asVanished Live
Vanished: The Hunt for Britain's Missing People
Vanished: The Search for Britain's Missing
GenreFactual
Presented by Dan Walker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes8 (+1 special)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyITN
Original release
Network Channel 5
ReleaseFebruary 10 (2023-02-10) 
November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)

Vanished: The Hunt for Britain's Missing People is a British TV series that was first broadcast in 2023. It is presented by Dan Walker and broadcast on Channel 5. [1] [2] It is a Crimewatch -style news factual series [3] in conjunction with the Missing People charity and produced by ITN. [4]

Contents

Episodes

Series 1 had 4 episodes. [5]

SeriesTitleEpisodeDateFeatured cases
Vanished Live
Vanished: Where is Nicola Bulley?
SpecialFebruary 10, 2023 Death of Nicola Bulley [6]
1Vanished: The Hunt for Britain's Missing People1March 31, 2023 Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence [7]
2April 7, 2023 Disappearance of Luke Durbin
3April 14, 2023Craig Hetherington
4April 22, 2023Anthony Stammers [8]
2Vanished: The Search for Britain's Missing1November 1, 2023Grace Fisher [9]
2November 8, 2023Daniel Wawrzynczak
3November 15, 2023 [10] Marcus Rigby [11]
4November 23, 2023 Disappearance of Alex Sloley

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