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.
Cast
Karen Matthews
DI George Radgitt
Craig Meehan
Michael Donovan
PC David World
The Prosecutor
Foster Dad
Interviewer
Social Worker
Computer Boffin
Jeremy Kyle
The World's Fattest Bloke