
2017
2 Episodes
58 min
| Ep 1 | |
|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 |

Sheridan Smith
Julie Bushby

Gemma Whelan
Karen Matthews

Siobhan Finneran
DC Christine Freeman

Sian Brooke
Natalie Brown

Steve Oram
DC Alex Grummit

Dean Andrews
PC Steve 'Kinchie' Kinchin

Kirsty Armstrong
Stacey Bushby

Catherine Breeze
Alice Meehan

Sally Carr
Sheryl

Darren Connolly
Neil Hyett

Cody Ryan
Tiffany Bushby

Macy Shackleton
Callie Brown

Sam Chapman
Michael Donovan

John Dagleish
'Scouse' Pete Brown

Martin Gledhill
Local Resident

Tom Hanson
Craig Meehan

William Hunt
Peter Bushby

Rebecca Manley
Rev Kathy Robertson

Faye McKeever
Petra Jamieson

Paul Opacic
DS Paul Brennan

Martin Savage
Ian

Erin Shanagher
Debbie

Keir Charles
Prosecuting

Charlotte Mills
Amanda Hyett

Gail Kemp
Anne

Bill Maynard
Cecil

Nicholas Jones
Judge
In February 2008, nine-year-old Shannon Matthews is reported missing. A frantic search quickly becomes a murder inquiry. Led by Julie Bushby, the community rallies around Shannon's grief-stricken mother Karen, determined to find her daughter and show that, although she's from a poor background, Shannon's life is as important as any other. As hope fades and doubts about Karen arise, Shannon is found — with a man her mother knows. Who is this man, and what is his connection to Karen?