10 TV Characters Who Disappeared Without A Trace

by Audrey Fox

1. Stephen - The Tomorrow People

The Tomorrow People
ITV

The Tomorrow People were a group of (mostly British) people who have to keep their superpowers hidden from the average Joes. They have the ability of teleportation (called "jaunting") and telekinesis, among others. Stephen Jameson was written to be the main protagonist, as a young teen learning to come to terms with his special abilities.

When you've been a leading character on a TV show for four whole years, it's not asking too much to at least be given a decent departure episode before you're tossed to the curb like yesterday's rubbish. Stephen was one of the first characters introduced on The Tomorrow People, and he was one of the two longest running actors on the show. So how could it be that after the fourth season, they just decided to get rid of him?

They didn't even have the courtesy to write him out of the show -- because that at least would require a little bit of effort. They just made the executive decision to not have one of the stars of the show come back for the fifth season, with nary a throwaway comment about where he had gone off to. This sort of injustice should not happen in polite society.

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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.