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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.
- Drama
- 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.
Episode 1. Young schoolgirl Shannon Matthews goes missing from her hometown in Yorkshire. Episode 2. The police and Shannon's friends investigate the truth behind her disappearance. View all. A...
Feb 14, 2017 · The Moorside is the dramatic retelling of what happened when Shannon Matthews "disappeared" in 2008 - only for it to be found out her mum Karen Matthews was behind it all.
Mar 14, 2008 · The Moorside Estate is in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, located west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds. How long was Shannon Matthews missing for and where was she found?
Feb 14, 2017 · The Moorside, named after the estate in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, where the nine-year-old schoolgirl lived with her siblings, features Game of Thrones star Gemma Whelan as Shannon’s mother Karen...
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She had been hidden under a bed at the home of a family member. Most shocking of all, the girl’s mother, Karen Matthews, had been an accomplice in her own daughter’s kidnapping.
