The Missing was created and broadcast by the BBC, this allowed for more people to watch and access the show
Multi-sector integration
Star formatting
Tchéky Karyo who starred in The Missing was also in a show called Baptiste, he starred as a detective in both of these shows
Genre based formatting
Witnesses and The Missing are both Crime dramas, these sort of shows are of interest to the public as it gives people something to ‘figure out’ and gets people to think whilst watching a show
Serialisation
The BBC often make and host Crime dramas/thrillers, the BBC know there is an established audience for this and people will watch the shows since this is a genre that they’re interested in
Independent stylising
The Missing focused on a missing boy in Germany which added an element of independent stylising as not every crime drama has someone go missing
