I simply cannot believe this who was not picked up for more seasons, unless it was deliberately ended the way it was. This was well thought out, well acted, and the actors seemed comfortable with each other. It may be a previously used theme, but it was still interesting! It may not have been a "reality" show, but it was very watchable and kept us interested. The people who decide whether shows live or die really need to rethink their standards, especially when you have one the quality of this one. Too bad there won't be more of them. And too bad the viewers don't have more say to keep good shows on, there wouldn't be so much unwatchable trash that only people with low IQ's find funny. What's wrong with something that makes you think?

The whole concept of Chasing Shadows is a great one. The idea is good and the cast are absolutely brilliant. Sheersmith's Detective Stone alone is a character you will certainly want to see in a second series. Negatively, however, the plot lines are sometimes rather thin. Here are just a couple of examples: In episode three a prisoner (on medication) dies in hospital. Real police would have immediately checked up on who medicated him and the hospital drug records; thus revealing things weren't right and arresting his killer. It took the whole of episode four for said killer to be identified and caught. In episode four the killer disappears with a woman he is going to kill & DS Stone identifies a rubbish dump where they are likely to be. Real police would have sent up the force helicopter; yet the cops here turn up few in numbers and only just in time. Like I said though, the actors and the concept hold this show together and I'm looking forward to episode five.

'Chasing Shadows' is a new crime drama starring Reece Shearsmith (The league of gentlemen) and Alex Kingston (Doctor Who) based around the missing persons unit.Reece plays Ds Sean Stone, a detective who has little trouble working with the people around him and who needs to hire someone to remind him to eat, clean his clothes etc.. but other then that he has a brilliant mind and is always focused on the case. After having embarrassed the station during a live TV interview, he his reassigned a new partner Ruth Hattersley played by Alex Kingston how is recently divorced and is now back living with her mother as well as having a son who takes too much interest in her work for her liking.Reece is exceptional, playing Sean must have been one of his most difficult roles as he has to try to avoid natural acting instincts like looking people in the eye. At points you want to slap him and other times you want to give him a hug.'Chasing Shadows' is gripping, intelligent, funny and worthy of a second season, trust me you'll want another after watching the final episode.

I'm a huge fan of crime dramas in general so I was always going to give this one a go, even more so when I realised Reece Shearsmith was the lead character (I've enjoyed his other TV work this year, The Widower & Inside No.9).This drama series focuses on the Missing Person's Unit and is spread across 4 episodes with a different story/case having 2 episodes each. I enjoyed all the episodes equally and really liked how the characters developed together, they all had a good on screen chemistry and it worked really well. The cases were very intriguing and it was very enjoyable to see it from a different perspective, rather than just from the standard police point of view.All of the characters were portrayed really well and as each episode ended I found myself looking forward to next weeks one. It's a very good little series which I hope will be back for more. The series ended on a massive cliffhanger which has the potential to be a great storyline so I hope this means it will be back. Overall it's a very good series that has potential to be great. Everything is in place to continue this on to the next level.8/10 so far but I will definitely keep an eye out for further episodes. Highly recommend