Shannon Matthews: The Musical... The Movie! poster

Shannon Matthews: The Musical... The Movie!( 2024)

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A kid's missing. Don't make a song and dance about it.

Overview

Foul-mouthed mother-from-hell Karen Matthews is fed up being a nobody, until she hatches a cunning plan for a shot at the big time. Henpecked common-law husband Craig Meehan has an unhealthy obsession with his laptop. Simple-minded uncle Michael Donovan just wants to fill the void left by his two daughters getting taken into care. Stereotypical Yorkshire copper D.I. Radgitt faces a race against time to unravel the web of lies and find the missing girl, little Shannon Matthews, aged 9.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Samantha Hindman

      Karen Matthews

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      Rob Kirtley

      DI George Radgitt

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      Joseph McCallum

      Craig Meehan

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      Will Murray

      Michael Donovan

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      Adam Fletcher

      PC David World

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      Helen Lewis

      The Prosecutor

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      Darren Acaster

      Foster Dad

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      Chris Clark

      Interviewer

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      Dave Cockerham

      Social Worker

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      Barry Dodds

      Computer Boffin

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      Billy Doherty

      Jeremy Kyle

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      Mr Jels

      The World's Fattest Bloke

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      Laura Castle

      Estate Chav

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      Roy Tarmac

      Haunted House Homeowner

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      Mike Fordham

      Derek Pakora

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      Carly Brown

      News Reporter

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      Kunt

      Hotel Guest

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    A review by Wryly23

    10
    Written by Wryly23 on Sat May 04 2024
    Originally a musical from 2010, on CD only, it was probably one of lesser known albums from Kunt & The Gang and didn't even feature Künt singing on the album. Fast forward to the COVID lockdown and a drunken evening led to director Sam Hindman emailing Künt and asking why it wasn't ever staged. Told that no one would touch it, Sam resolved to correct that. In 2022, following previews in Leeds, the musical made it's way to the Edinburgh Fringe, trailing controversy behind it, but garnering rave reviews. This limited run though only led to the wider fanbase to ask for a chance to see it, could ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    25000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • dark comedy
    • musical
    • based on true story
    • based on play or musical
    • yorkshire
    • true crime
    • missing child
    • henpecked husband
    • musical comedy
    • karen
    • crowdfunded film
    • independent film
    • missing girl