Missing Live asks viewers for their help to find some of the UK's disappeared. Working with police forces and the UK charity Missing People, the series reveals how they try to discover the whereabouts of the thousands of people who go missing every year.

In the studio, presenter Louise Minchin talks to family, friends and experts, exploring the heartbreaking stories of people currently missing. While, new for this series, Rav Wilding meets those who have been safely found, telling their incredible stories.

Also this series, actress Pauline Quirke joins the Police Missing Persons Unit in Hackney - the area where she grew up - to experience firsthand their remarkable work to reunite the families of missing people.

On this programme: Trevor Yarker capsized his boat on a day trip out to sea. As his family waited for news, the coastguard were called in to find him. Trevor managed to swim for an hour to shore, where he was eventually found by emergency services.

Also, the family of Susan Rushworth. At the age of 35 her life took a dramatic turn and she became dependent on drugs. Her family make an emotional appeal for any information regarding her whereabouts. Show less