Missing Persons Unit
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Missing Person's Unit is an Australia
n television documentary
series on the Nine Network
hosted by actor and personality Steve Bastoni
. The show documents people who have gone missing in Australia and the police who investigate their cases. The show was hosted for its first three years by Mike Munro
before he moved to the Seven Network
.
The program is produced by Sydney production company Freehand.
The first series of Missing Persons Unit screened from February 2006 as 30 minute episodes. The second series began airing in a 60 minute format from February 2008 and remained in that format with the third series airing from June 2009. It began airing on UK television in 2007. .
Police MPU and the families of missing people.
Filmed at police stations, forensics labs, and on location with search and rescue, the program follows MPU operatives as they investigate cases and piece together the jigsaw that might lead to closure for a grief stricken family.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
series on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
hosted by actor and personality Steve Bastoni
Steve Bastoni
Steve Bastoni is an Italian Australian actor. He is best known for his role in Police Rescue as Constable Yannis 'Angel' Angelopoulos and as Steve Parker in Neighbours.-Television:...
. The show documents people who have gone missing in Australia and the police who investigate their cases. The show was hosted for its first three years by Mike Munro
Mike Munro
Michael Munro is an Australian television presenter.- Early life :Munro cites a tough childhood with an abusive and alcoholic mother, as one of the main reasons behind his motivation to succeed. Munro attended Sacred Heart Primary School in Mosman, New South Wales and Marist College North Shore in...
before he moved to the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
.
The program is produced by Sydney production company Freehand.
The first series of Missing Persons Unit screened from February 2006 as 30 minute episodes. The second series began airing in a 60 minute format from February 2008 and remained in that format with the third series airing from June 2009. It began airing on UK television in 2007. .
Program Synopsis
Missing Persons Unit is an observational documentary series that explores the world of the New South WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Police MPU and the families of missing people.
Filmed at police stations, forensics labs, and on location with search and rescue, the program follows MPU operatives as they investigate cases and piece together the jigsaw that might lead to closure for a grief stricken family.
External links
- Official Missing Persons Unit site
- Missing Persons Unit, Southern Star International
- "Theatre of Baring it all", Ruth Ritchie, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 May 2006
- Missing Persons Unit proves to be FFC’s most popular doco to date, Tim Irons, Inside Film Magazine, 8 February 2006
- http://www.australianmissingpersonsregister.com Australian Missing Persons Register
- Official Freehand Website