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The Hunt For Shannon Matthews

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The Hunt For Shannon Matthews

6.5

1h 30m

2025

Synopsis

Featuring testimony from friends, neighbours, journalists and detectives at the heart of the search for Shannon Matthews, this is the inside story of a case that became a defining moment in British public life, a missing child caught in the middle of a media frenzy, and a case that sparked debates that still resonate today. This two-part series explores how truth, trust and community unravelled under the weight of suspicion and scrutiny.

Director

Ben Sheldon

DocumentaryCrime

yorkshiretrue crimemissing childhoaxchild abductionbritish crimes

Cast & Crew

Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine

as Self

Karen Matthews

as Self (archive)

Michael Donovan

as Self (archive)

Julie Bushby

as Self

Petra Jamieson

as Self

Detective Constable Christine Freeman

as Self

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