Former celebrity MasterChef winner and EastEnders star makes surprise cameo in Harlan Coben's new Netflix thriller Missing You
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Former Celebrity MasterChef winner and EastEnders star Lisa Faulkner made a surprise cameo in Harlan Coben's new thriller Missing You on New Year's Day.
The five-part series follows Missing Persons detective Kat Donovan (Rosalind Eleazar) who is shocked to see her ex-fiancé Josh (Ashley Walters) on a dating app 11 years after he disappeared from her life without a trace.
The six-part series already has a stellar cast joining lead actress Rosalind, with Ashley Walters as missing fiancé Josh, as well as Steve Pemberton, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt and Jessica Plummer.
However, the actress, 52, who is married to MasterChef host John Torode, 59, made an unexpected guest appearance on Wednesday as Dana Fells, the missing mother of Brendan Fells (Oscar Kennedy).
Brendan tells Kat that his mother Dana left for a trip to Costa Rica with her boyfriend, and he hasn't heard from her since.
He later reveals that the man his mother is on a trip with is her ex-fiancé Josh, and says that the couple met on a dating app - the same app that Kat previously saw him on.
Former Celebrity MasterChef winner and EastEnders star Lisa Faulkner made a surprise cameo in Harlan Coben's new thriller Missing You on New Year's Day
The limited series follows Missing Persons detective Kat Donovan (Rosalind Eleazar) who is shocked to see her ex-fiancé Josh (Ashley Walters pictured) on a dating app 11 years after he disappeared from her life without a trace
The mystery series has already proven a huge hit with Netflix viewers as fans revealed they 'can't stop watching' the 'captivating' series with some staying in on New Year's Day to finish it all.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one fan wrote: 'It been a while since I saw good content on @netflix. #MissingYou is captivating.'; 'Omg Missing You on Netflix, I can’t stop watching.'; 'Binged watched Missing You on Netflix today, it was sooo good!'
Another viewer questioned some of the show's bad reviews, writing: 'I don't know why critics are slating Netflix's show Missing You. I thought it was good. The lead actress was brilliant.'
A Harlan Coben fan said: 'Trust Harlan Coben to give you a series with many mysteries and storylines that will make you think like a detective. I suspect everyone in this show at this point. Also might finish the entire season either today or tomorrow.'
One viewer dubbed Missing You as 'perfect New Years Day stuff', adding: 'Little over 3 & 1/2 hours, very 2nd screen friendly, plenty of recapping, twists a go go.'
Others praised the show online before they even finished it, with one writing: 'Started watching the crime drama called Missing You on Netflix. On episode 3 and it’s good so far!'.
Another pointed out one scene they found particularly clever: 'The scene with James Nesbitt mentioning Mr Hyde WITH the matching smile in Missing You is GENIUS.'
'Harlan Coben series always give me stress,' wrote another viewer after watching the mystery series.
The six-part series already has a stellar cast joining lead actress Rosalind Eleazar (pictured), with Ashley Walters as missing fiancé Josh, as well as Steve Pemberton, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt and Jessica Plummer
However, the actress, 52, who is married to MasterChef host John Torode, 59, made an unexpected guest appearance on Wednesday as Dana Fells, the missing mother of Brendan Fells (pictured) (L-R Rosalind Eleazar and Oscar Kennedy)
Brendan tells Kat that his mother Dana left for a trip to Costa Rica with her boyfriend, and he hasn't heard from her since. He later reveals that the man his mother is on a trip with is her ex-fiancé Josh
Nimer Rashed, the director of Fool Me Once, returned once again to direct episodes alongside Isher Sahota, known for Ridley and Grace.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who co-wrote the 2021 Coben thriller Stay Close, was in charge of screenwriting.
The official synopsis reads: 'Eleven years ago Detective Kat Donovan's fiancé Josh - the love of her life - disappeared and she's never heard from him since.'
'Now, swiping profiles on a dating app, she suddenly sees his face and her world explodes all over again.'
'Josh's reappearance will force her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father's murder and uncover long-buried secrets from her past.'
The show is hot off the heels of the huge success of Michelle Keegan's, 37, Fool Me Once.
Fool Me Once became the most-watched series for the first half of the year, racking up an impressive 108 million views.
The mystery series has already proven a huge hit with Netflix viewers as fans revealed they 'can't stop watching' the 'captivating' series with some staying in on New Year's day to finish it all
The show is hot off the heels of the huge success of Michelle Keegan's, 37, Fool Me Once. It became the most-watched series for the first half of the year, racking up an impressive 108 million views (L-R Adeel Akhtar and Michelle)
Michelle, who plays the main character Maya Burkett, was completely starstruck after the series hit number one worldwide.
In disbelief, she thanked fans with a slew of snaps of herself on set: 'Number 1 in the world & in more than 60 countries. I feel like I'm in a dream right now.'
'Thank you to every single person who has reached out or messaged me re Fool Me Once I promise you I read them all.'
'Over the moon that you’ve enjoyed the show as much as we enjoyed making it. It’s been a very very special week.'
Fool Me Once was released as a novel in 2016, and follows the likes of The Stranger and Stay Close to become the eighth member of Netflix's Harlan Coben Collection.
Crime author Harlan has signed a five-year deal to bring more of his novels to the streaming service so fans will have plenty to look forward to.
All episodes of Missing You are available to stream now on Netflix.
