Miniseries · Netflix
Run Away
How far will you go to bring her back?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
James Nesbitt
Simon Greene
8 eps
Alfred Enoch
Isaac Fagbenle
8 eps
Minnie Driver
Ingrid Greene
8 eps
Ruth Jones
Elena Ravenscroft
8 eps
Ellie de Lange
Paige Greene
8 eps
Lucian Msamati
Cornelius Faber
8 eps
Amy Gledhill
Ruby Todd
8 eps
Annette Badland
Lou
8 eps
Jon Pointing
Ash
8 eps
Maeve Courtier-Lilley
Dee Dee
8 eps
Ingrid Oliver
Yvonne Previdi
8 eps
Mark Bazeley
Jay Stanfield
8 eps
Ben Galvin
Doug Mulzer
8 eps
Ellie Henry
Anya Greene
8 eps
Adrian Greensmith
Sam Greene
8 eps
Vikash Bhai
Alex Talbot
8 eps
Geraldine James
Mother Adiona
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Run Away actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Run Away reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A desperate father searching for his runaway daughter gets caught up in a murder case — and stumbles upon secrets which could destroy his family for good.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02 · Signature episode
Tattoos While U Wait
The Greenes are rushed to hospital, where Simon is confronted by the police. Elena discovers a connection between Henry and another missing person.
- Directed by Nimer Rashed
- Written by Tom Farrelly
S01E06 · Signature episode
The Man I Knew
Elena joins the dots between the murdered and the missing. Simon's kids track down Paige's professor, who shares a shocking truth about her time at uni.
- Directed by Isher Sahota
- Written by Tom Farrelly
S01E04 · Signature episode
A Different Time
Simon learns about his daughter's life at university — and his wife's secret. Dee Dee and Ash put a violent end to a chapter of their traumatic past.
- Directed by Isher Sahota
- Written by Charlotte Coben
S01E01 · Signature episode
Seeing Is Believing
Simon Greene's violent attempt to bring his runaway daughter home goes viral. Another desperate father hires PI Elena Ravenscroft to find his son.
- Directed by Nimer Rashed
- Written by Daniel Brocklehurst
S01E05 · Signature episode
Forever Be the Shining Truth
Elena confronts her mother-in-law and visits an adoption agency as Simon collects samples. Isaac questions an old friend about Luther's shooting.
- Directed by Isher Sahota
- Written by Charlotte Coben
S01E08
It Stays with Us
As the police close in on the Shining Haven, missing pieces fall into place and hidden truths come to light — but some threaten to stay buried forever.
- Directed by Nimer Rashed
- Written by Daniel Brocklehurst
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01 · Signature episode
Seeing Is Believing
- Directed by Nimer Rashed
- Written by Daniel Brocklehurst
S01E02 · Signature episode
Tattoos While U Wait
- Directed by Nimer Rashed
- Written by Tom Farrelly
S01E04 · Signature episode
A Different Time
- Directed by Isher Sahota
- Written by Charlotte Coben
S01E05 · Signature episode
Forever Be the Shining Truth
- Directed by Isher Sahota
- Written by Charlotte Coben
S01E06 · Signature episode
The Man I Knew
- Directed by Isher Sahota
- Written by Tom Farrelly
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Guy HescottProducer
- Nicola ShindlerExecutive Producer
- Will McDonaghProducer
- Richard FeeExecutive Producer
- Daniel BrocklehurstExecutive Producer
- Harlan CobenExecutive Producer
Writing
- Amanda DukeWriter
- Charlotte CobenWriter
- Tom FarrellyWriter
- Daniel BrocklehurstWriter
Direction
- Isher SahotaDirector
- Nimer RashedDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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