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Chasing Shadows

Chasing Shadows

20147.21 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A socially awkward detective who deals better with data than people is assigned to work on a missing persons unit searching for lost souls.

Created by Francis Hopkinson
Produced by Rob Bullock
NetworksITV1

Top Cast

Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith

DS Sean Stone

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Ruth Hattersley

Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke

DCI Carl Pryor

Don Warrington

Don Warrington

CS Harley Drayton

Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh

Angela Bale

Alfie Field

Alfie Field

Bryan Hattersley

Myriam Acharki

Myriam Acharki

Adele Rivera

Lynda Baron

Lynda Baron

Maggie Hattersley

Paul Blackwell

Paul Blackwell

Hotel Staff

Themes & Keywords

englandserial killerminiseriesmissing personcriminal investigation

About Chasing Shadows

Chasing Shadows is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of england, serial killer, miniseries, missing person, criminal investigation. Created by Francis Hopkinson, it stars Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Noel Clarke. A socially awkward detective who deals better with data than people is assigned to work on a missing persons unit searching for lost souls.

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