Mayday is a British drama thriller television series shown on BBC One, starring Leila Mimmack, Sophie Okonedo, Aidan Gillen, Peter Firth, and Lesley Manville.

[2] A thriller series about the sudden disappearance of a 14-year-old girl in a small town with a relatively affluent rural setting and strong pagan traditions.

Her policeman husband's career is hanging in the balance following an accusation of assault on duty.

The stress he is under adjusts his disposition and lends itself to doubts - in his wife's mind - concerning his propriety and morality.

[3] It is an investigative drama with a difference - the action is centred on the community figures and not the detectives.