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What is... Baptiste?

Matt Seel

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Baptiste is a spin-off of the popular series, The Missing, bringing French detective, Julien Baptiste back to the screen.

Baptiste is a direct sequel to The Missing, taking place just over two years since we last saw Baptiste, just before his operation on his brain tumour. We follow Baptiste as he tracks down a sex worker in Amsterdam who was reported missing by her uncle.

Who's in Baptiste?

Tchéky Karyo. Tchéky's breakout role was in 1988 in The Bear, he's also played Julien Baptiste in series 1 and 2 of The Missing. Karyo reprises his role as the insightful but stubborn investigator Julien Baptiste.

Jessica Raine. Jessica is known for her role as Jenny Lee in the first three series of Call The Midwife between 2012-2014, most recently, she played Emily Waters in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three Drama Informer. Raine plays Genevieve, a British liaison officer working for Europol in The Hague.

Tom Hollander. Tom's most well known for his role as Reverend Adam Smallbone in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ comedy Rev, more recently he starred as Lance Corkoran in The Night Manager. Hollander plays Edward Stratton, who enlists Baptiste’s help in his desperate search for his niece, Natalie.

When is Baptiste on TV?

Baptiste airs on Sunday 17 February at 9pm on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, each episode will air weekly for a further five weeks.

Watch the trailer

Like what you see? Don't forget to watch Baptiste on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One from 9pm on Sunday 17 February and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer.

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