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The Hunt For Shannon Matthews

The Hunt For Shannon Matthews

★ 6.5/10•2025•1h 30m•Documentary•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.

Ben Sheldon · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 17, 2025

Actors

Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine

Self

Karen Matthews

Self (archive)

Michael Donovan

Self (archive)

Julie Bushby

Self

Petra Jamieson

Self

Detective Constable Christine Freeman

Self

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