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- 1. Episode 1 Feb 7, 2017
- A search ensues when 9-year-old Shannon Matthews goes missing on an estate in northern England.
- 2. Episode 2 Feb 14, 2017
- The police and friends attempt to discover the truth behind Shannon's disappearance.
The drama is based on the 2008 disappearance of 9-year-old Shannon Matthews and the successful search for her by police and volunteers in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, along with the revelation of mother Karen's involvement in Shannon's kidnapping.
The Moorside, a two-part dramatisation of the case, aired on 7 and 14 February 2017 on BBC One. The drama focuses on the publicity campaign preceding Shannon's discovery and her mother's involvement in the scheme.
Apr 17, 2024 · The man behind a fake kidnap plot involving West Yorkshire girl Shannon Matthews has died aged 54. Michael Donovan and Shannon's mother Karen Matthews staged the nine-year-old's disappearance in...
Feb 7, 2017 · New BBC drama The Moorside tackles the disappearance of Shannon Matthews, but what is the true story about the nine-year-old’s hoax kidnapping? Headlines all over the UK were dominated by Shannon’s...
Apr 17, 2024 · The man behind a fake kidnap plot involving West Yorkshire girl Shannon Matthews has died aged 54. Michael Donovan and Shannon's mother Karen Matthews staged the nine-year-old's disappearance in...
Feb 7, 2017 · The hoax kidnap of Shannon Matthews is dramatised tomorrow night - 'Moorside' 9pm BBC1. Here's her mum's real-life appeal at the time. pic.twitter.com/nCJ81pM1Zh. — Mark Simpson...
May 9, 2018 · On the afternoon of 19 February, nine-year-old Shannon Matthews was reported missing, having apparently disappeared walking the half-mile between her school and the home she shared...
