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4/5 The Telegraph Written by Rob Williams First episode date 4 September 2014 Genre Crime Fiction | 7.5/10 IMDb Created by Rob Williams Theme music composer Samuel Sim Program creator Rob Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Christopher MenaulJim O'Hanlon Starring Reece ShearsmithAlex KingstonNoel ClarkeDon WarringtonAdjoa Andoh Similar Missing person movies, Detective movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chasing Shadows is an ITV crime drama first aired on 4 September 2014. The series follows the work of a missing persons unit, and stars Reece Shearsmith as protagonist Sean Stone, a detective Sergeant, and Alex Kingston, as advisor Ruth Hattersley. The first series of four episodes concluded on 25 September 2014. On 7 April 2016, the series was made available to view on the ITV Hub. No official announcement has yet been made regarding a second series.
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D.S. Sean Stone (Reece Shearsmith) is intense and socially awkward, a misfit who is happier dealing with data rather than people. His lack of people skills and forthright honesty make him some powerful enemies in the force, and he finds himself exiled to missing persons. Sean's new caseload is overwhelming - up to 300,000 people go missing in the UK each year - but his brilliant mind turns out to be perfectly adapted to his new role. Where others see a hopeless, ever-growing sea of lost faces, Sean spots patterns, that lead to victims... and their killers. Ruth Hattersley (Alex Kingston) is the analyst from the Missing Persons Bureau tasked with working alongside Sean. She puts people first - a born connector able to get on with anyone, but Sean pushes even her patience to breaking point. DCI Pryor (Noel Clarke) has ambitions and a clear plan for rising up the ranks. But all this is jeopardised when DS Stone becomes his responsibility.