| The Moorside | |
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 Promotional photograph featuring the cast of The Moorside. L–R: Sian Brooke as Natalie Brown, Sheridan Smith as Julie Bushby and Gemma Whelan as Karen Matthews | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Neil McKay |
| Directed by | Paul Whittington |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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| Producer | Ken Horn |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | ITV Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 7 February – 14 February 2017 |
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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 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.[1]
The title is in reference to the Moorside housing estate in Dewsbury, where the Matthews family lived.
- ^ Westbrook, Caroline (7 February 2017). "Here's all you need to know about BBC One's new Sheridan Smith drama The Moorside". Metro. Retrieved 7 February 2017.