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Shannon Matthews - The Family's Story (2008)
 
60'
C4
(Cutting Edge Special)
Director: James Quinn
Executive Producer: Angus Macqueen
 
 

As the nation breathed a sigh of relief as Shannon Matthews was found alive, this Cutting Edge special offers a unique insight into the intense emotional turmoil experienced by her family in the five days leading up to her rescue. With unprecedented access, the film follows Shannon’s mother, Karen, and step-father Craig, as they deal with every parent’s worst nightmare, a missing child, while finding themselves at the centre of a media storm.

 
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