The Shadow Line (2011)

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British crime drama set in the criminal underworld. A police officer investigates a murder that connects to a drug kingpin. The story follows both detectives and gangsters as they face moral dilemmas.

suspensefulgrittybroodingdeliberatedarktenseintricateatmospheric

What happens

The Shadow Line is a seven-part British television drama miniseries produced by Company Pictures/Eight Rooks Ltd/Baby Cow/CinemaNX production for BBC Two. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Eccleston, Rafe Spall, Lesley Sharp, Kierston Wareing, Antony Sher and Stephen Rea. The series was written, directed and produced by Hugo Blick. The first episode was screened on 12 April 2011 at BAFTA's Princess Anne Theatre in Piccadilly, and was followed by a special question and answer session with Hugo Blick and Christopher Eccleston. Broadcasting of the series started on 5 May 2011 and finished on 16 June 2011. It is currently available on Blu-ray and DVD and for purchase on Amazon Prime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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