The Dispatcher

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CrimeDrama

Police detective Ian Hunt's life fell apart ten years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a young girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.

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Patrick Brammall

Ian Hunt

Maxine Peake

Brendan Cowell

Daniel Henshall

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