The Shadow Line (TV series)

This article is about the TV series. For other uses, see The Shadow Line (disambiguation).

The Shadow Line
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Christopher Eccleston
GenreDrama
Created byHugo Blick
Written byHugo Blick
Directed byHugo Blick
Starring
Theme music composerEmily Barker
Opening themePause
Ending themePause
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • Polly Hill (for BBC)
  • George Faber
  • Charles Pattinson
  • Henry Normal
  • Lindsay Hughes
  • Marc Samuelson
  • Steve Christian
Producers
  • Johann Knobel
  • Hugo Blick
Production locations
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release5 May (2011-05-05) –
16 June 2011 (2011-06-16)
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The Shadow Line is a seven-part British television drama miniseries produced by Company Pictures/Eight Rooks Ltd/Baby Cow/CinemaNX production for BBC Two.[1] It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Eccleston, Rafe Spall, Lesley Sharp, Kierston Wareing, Antony Sher and Stephen Rea. The series was written, directed and produced by Hugo Blick.

The first episode was screened on 12 April 2011 at BAFTA's Princess Anne Theatre in Piccadilly, and was followed by a special question and answer session with Hugo Blick and Christopher Eccleston.[2]

Broadcasting of the series started on 5 May 2011 and finished on 16 June 2011. It is currently available on Blu-ray and DVD and for purchase on Amazon Prime.

  1. ^ "The Shadow Line, a new drama for BBC Two". Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  2. ^ "The Shadow Line + Q+A". Retrieved 4 April 2011.