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The Moorside is a 2017 two-part British television drama. Written by Neil McKay and directed by Paul Whittington, it stars Sheridan Smith, Gemma Whelan, Sian Brooke and Siobhan Finneran and was broadcast on BBC One in two one-hour episodes in February 2017. The drama is based on the 2008 disappearance of 9-year-old Shannon Matthews and the ...
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Episode 1. 1/2 A nine-year-old girl goes missing, and a frantic search ensues.
The Moorside. Two-part drama series based on the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews.
- It’s not directly about the kidnap. While The Moorside follows the developments of the Shannon Matthews kidnap case, Matthews’ experiences aren’t the direct focus of the drama – in fact, her kidnap is never actually shown.
- It’s about small-town community. The shift away from Shannon’s experience means The Moorside is really all about community – and how the residents of Dewsbury stepped up to find one of their own.
- It comes from the makers of Appropriate Adult. The Moorside is written by Neil McKay and executive produced by Jeff Pope – the same duo who were behind ITV’s Rose and Fred West drama Appropriate Adult.
- Julie Bushby and Sheridan Smith remain friends. Bushby and Murray have praised actors Smith and Sian Brooke for their portrayals in the drama. “We’re still mates now, Bushby said of Smith on This Morning.
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Mar 14, 2008 · Sheridan Smith stars in a BBC drama about the disappearance of a young girl from The Moorside Estate in West Yorkshire, but just how accurate is the story this two-episode tale tells?
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Apr 18, 2018 · BBC1, BBC First. In The Moorside, the key focus is not the abduction, nor the subsequent arrests, but the tireless hunt for Shannon and the seemingly boundless altruism of Julie Bushby.The BBC ...
