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Feature film — 2025

The Hunt For Shannon Matthews (2025)

6.51h 30mDocumentary — Crime

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.

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A high-signal pick with 2 votes.

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Director: Ben Sheldon

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Cast & crew

Jeremy Vine as Self

Jeremy Vine

Self

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Karen Matthews

Self (archive)

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Michael Donovan

Self (archive)

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Julie Bushby

Self

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Petra Jamieson

Self

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Detective Constable Christine Freeman

Self

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