
Unforgotten(2015)
London police detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan investigate historic cold cases involving missing persons, murder and long-hidden secrets.


A murder is investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, using opposing methods. But the real line is the morality within each person and how far they will go before they cross it.

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Jonah Gabriel

Christopher Eccleston
Joseph Bede

Kierston Wareing
Lia Honey

Stephen Rea
Gatehouse

Rafe Spall
Jay Wratten

Eve Best
Petra Mayler

Lesley Sharp

Richard Lintern

Robert Pugh

Antony Sher
Peter Glickman
The Shadow Line is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of england, detective, gangster, police, organized crime, conspiracy. Created by Hugo Blick, it stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Eccleston, Kierston Wareing. A murder is investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, using opposing methods. But the real line is the morality within each person and how far they will go before they cross it.
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