Aug 17, 2025
90 min
Full-HD

The Hunt For Shannon Matthews (2025)

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.

Category

Documentary Crime

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Firecrest Films

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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