The Missing: We finally found out what happened to Oliver Hughes - what did you think?

Not everyone was convinced by the plot twists in the eighth and final episode

James Nesbitt as Tony Hughes in the final episode of The Missing (BBC)

Last night saw BBC thriller The Missing finally come to an end after eight nail-biting weeks of wondering what happened to Oliver Hughes.

Warning: This article contains spoilers

Viewers tuned in to find out the culprit behind the 5-year-old’s mysterious disappearance and, naturally, took to Twitter in their droves to discuss the story’s dramatic conclusion.

It emerged that the little boy had followed a fox into the road in front of a car driven by hotel owner Alain Deloix, who assumed he had killed him and took him to his brother for help with a cover-up.

Oliver was apparently murdered there when he woke up but many were unconvinced after a flash forward to Russia at the end saw father Tony banging on a door and screaming that a small Russian child was his son.

Here are some of the best Twitter reactions:

The BBC has been confirmed a second series of The Missing with an eerie new teaser trailer hinting at the abduction of a young girl.