Desperate: Millions watched the finale of The Missing last night, hailing its ending and the performance of James Nesbitt Almost seven million people watched the gripping finale of The Missing last night with many completely enthralled by an incredible twist about the fate of 'abducted' five-year-old Olly. By 10pm last night a 1,000 tweets a minute were being sent during the online frenzy about its ending - with many calling it the finest drama of the year and even better than ITV rival Broadchurch. Viewers called it 'mesmerising' and 'brilliant', with some admitting that they could not sleep afterwards because it was so 'disturbing' and 'chilling'.
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SPOILER ALERT: Final episode of The Missing reveals truth about Olly
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Seven million people tuned into finale of show starring James Nesbitt
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Rows break out over whether truth about Olly was open-ended or not
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Fans say show was superior to hugely popular ITV rival Broadchurch
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Producers admit they are working on second series involving a new case
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Trailer shows girl on swings with voiceover from detective in series one
@placeholder's Broadchurch received similar plaudits and will return for a second series starting on January 5.