The BEST episodes of The Moorside season 1
Every episode of The Moorside season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Moorside season 1!
Two-part drama based on the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews, a nine-year-old girl from The Moorside Estate in Dewsbury.
#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2017
In 2008, a nine-year-old girl goes missing on a council estate in the north of England. A frantic search ensues but no trace of her can be found, and within a few hours the police investigation takes on the scale of a murder enquiry. Appeals by the apparently grief-stricken mother, Karen Matthews, come to nothing, and yet the community, led by the indomitable Julie, stand by her and make extraordinary efforts of their own to find Shannon.
#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/2017
After the discovery of Shannon Matthews, her friends and the police attempt to discover the truth behind her disappearance. Was there a conspiracy? Karen Matthews sticks to her story - flatly denying any involvement in her child's abduction. Suspicions deepen further until her friends, determined to succeed where the police have failed, set about discovering the truth about Shannon's disappearance.