The Shadow Line: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Series about a murder investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, and the opposing methods they use to solve it. Detective Jonah Gabriel is called to investigate the murder of the head of a major criminal organization. At the same time, an associate of the organization is planning to risk everything he has on one last drug deal. As Gabriel begins to unravel the threads, the web of intrigue becomes more complex.

Series details

• Title: The Shadow Line
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2011-05-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-06-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 1665

Cast and credited roles

• Chiwetel Ejiofor — DI Jonah Gabriel
• Christopher Eccleston — Joseph Bede
• Richard Lintern — DCS Richard Patterson
• Kierston Wareing — DS Lia Honey
• Rafe Spall — Jay Wratten
• Stephen Rea — Gatehouse
• Lesley Sharp — Julie Bede
• Robert Pugh — Bob Harris
• Stanley Townsend — Bulkat Babur
• Sean Gilder — Robert Beatty
• Eve Best — Petra Mayler
• Antony Sher — Peter Glickman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-05-05; final listed air date 2011-06-16; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Shadow Line on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.