The Hunt For Shannon Matthews

Aug 17, 2025

1h 30m

★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Crime

Production Companies

Firecrest Films

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Cast

Self

Jeremy Vine

Self (archive)

Karen Matthews

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Michael Donovan

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Julie Bushby

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Petra Jamieson

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