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The Shadow Line

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Christopher Eccleston

Richard Lintern

Robert Pugh

Lesley Sharp

Rafe Spall

Kierston Wareing

David Schofield

Malcolm Storry

Tobias Menzies

Clare Calbraith

Ace Bhatti

John Heffernan

Nick Court

Priyanga Burford

Robin Griffith

Cavan Clerkin

Tobi Bakare

Badria Timimi

Bryony Afferson

Martha Cope

Syreeta Kumar

Nigel Hastings

Jonathan Tafler

Ken Drury

Joanna Bacon

Hugo Blick

Johann Knobel

The Shadow Line: Episode 1

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Episode 1

BBC Two - The Shadow Line, Episode 1

In a race with the dealers, DI Gabriel leads the investigation into a drug baron's murder.

Series about a murder investigated by both cops and criminals. DI Gabriel leads the investigation into a drug baron's death and finds himself in a race with the baron's dealers.

Series about a murder investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, and the opposing methods they use to solve it. But the real line is the morality within each character and how far they will go before they cross it. 

In the first episode, DI Gabriel (Chiwetel Ejiofor) has just returned to work after being shot on an undercover job; his partner was killed and Gabriel suffers amnesia with a bullet lodged in his head. He leads the police investigation of the murdered drug baron Harvey Wratten and finds himself in a race with the other side of the line, the drug dealers who want to know who killed their boss.

Thriller drama also starring Christopher Eccleston, Rafe Spall, Lesley Sharp and Kierston Wareing.

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Series about a murder investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals

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