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Chasing Shadows

2014 · 1 season

A tense, melancholic procedural that draws you into the obsessive mind of an awkward detective, balancing grim cases with quiet character moments.

Created by
Rob Williams
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Noel Clarke
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.

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Created by
Rob Williams
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Noel Clarke
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • mystery
  • grief
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Rob Williams
Written by
Rob Williams
Starring
Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Noel Clarke, Don Warrington, Adjoa Andoh, Alfie Field, Myriam Acharki, Lynda Baron
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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