The Hunt For Shannon Matthews

The Hunt For Shannon Matthews

2025
1h 30m
6.5

6.5/10

2 votes
Documentary Crime
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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Firecrest Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

yorkshire true crime missing child hoax child abduction british crimes

Quick Facts

Release Date August 17, 2025
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Vine

Self

Karen Matthews
Karen Matthews

Self (archive)

Michael Donovan
Michael Donovan

Self (archive)

Julie Bushby
Julie Bushby

Self

Petra Jamieson
Petra Jamieson

Self

Detective Constable Christine Freeman
Detective Constable Christine Freeman

Self

Key Crew

Ben Sheldon
Director
Iain Scollay
Producer
Nicole Kleeman
Producer
Emma Stewart
Producer
Abby Herron
Producer
Iain Scollay
Executive Producer
Nicole Kleeman
Executive Producer
Ben Sheldon
Producer