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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Daily Mail
I investigated Shannon Matthews' disappearance - here's the moment I KNEW her mum Karen was responsible before the lies came crashing down
A man who investigated Shannon Matthews ' disappearance has revealed the moment he knew that her mum Karen the person behind it all. Shannon was nine years old when she was reported missing in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, back in February 2008. 24 days after she was reported missing, the young girl was found a few miles away at Karen's then-boyfriend Michael Donovan's house in a plot to claim a £50,000 reward. Richard Edwards, who was a local reporter at the time, and Karen's friend Julie Bushby appeared on Tuesday's instalment of This Morning to talk about their involvement in the case. Presenters Emma Willis, 49, and Andi Peters, 55, were keen to know the moment when they started to rethink things and become suspicious of Karen. Richard said: 'The conversation on the estate was fever pitch by then. A lot of people were talking about Karen's strange behaviour, but more and more people had started to actually say she'd been involved. 'There was one particular night where to this day I've never known who this person was. It was a Sunday night, a few days before Karen was arrested... 'A car pulled up on the estate, I was working, it was late on the Sunday, it was dark and a guy got out and he said 'Where's that Richard Edwards from the Yorkshire Evening Post? 'I thought I've done something to offend this fella, but I need to front up. I said "That's me". 'He came over, he was right at the end of Mooreside Road and he pointed towards the house, he went "She's done it. She's known where that little girl has been all along." 'Then got into the car and drove off and I thought right... that was weird. 'That was on top of the other stuff I'd been hearing. And then three days later she was arrested.' An intrigued Emma asked: 'And you have no idea who that person was?' 'To this day, don't know who he was,' Richard replied. 'So if he's watching this and wants to get in touch with me just to explain who he is and just clear up that tiny little outstanding part of the story. 'I would love to hear from him because he didn't tell me who he was, but he was right! 'He was right!' Julie also heard a lot of rumours while they were out searching for Shannon, but Andi wanted to know how she felt when it was revealed that her disappearance was behind Karen. She said: 'When she actually came out with it, it was like mixed emotions. 'Relief that it was over. Anger. Disappointment. Used and abused. But not just me, the entire community. 'She just made us look like plant pots.' Emma pointed out: 'You must have been left with so many questions...' Julie said: 'I did have so many questions. I used to go visit her in prison and I asked the same questions every time I went.' 'Well there were times I went and she was black and blue, but she'd walked into that many doors... 'I just wanted the truth. It didn't matter how many times I asked. It was a different story every time I went.' Emma asked: 'So you've never really had any clarity?' 'No,' Julie said. 'She just tells me she was scared of the family, that's all I ever get.'
Telegraph
a day ago
- Telegraph
The kidnapping of Shannon Matthews: ‘I believed her mother – then helped arrest her'
Julie Bushby was at home doing the ironing when she heard the news that would forever cast a shadow over her community. 'One of the neighbours was outside, looking down towards Karen's house and she told me that Shannon had gone missing.' Karen Matthews, 32, phoned the police to say that her nine-year-old 'beautiful princess daughter' had failed to return home from school in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Feb 19 2008. It was the start of what would become West Yorkshire Police's largest operation since the Yorkshire Ripper: a 24-day, £3.2m search that gripped the nation, before sparking a debate on class, welfare and 'broken Britain'. Bushby is among friends, journalists and detectives who recall the fraught chapter in a new two-part Prime Video documentary, The Hunt for Shannon Matthews. Then chairman of the Moorside tenants and residents association, she opened up the Community House, turning all the lights on in the hope it would act as a kind of beacon should Shannon see it. It also became the hub of the round-the-clock campaign to search for the schoolgirl. Leaflets and T-shirts – 'Have you seen SHANNON MATTHEWS?' – were printed and vigils arranged. Within 48 hours, 200 volunteers had joined the hunt in freezing temperatures. Soon, there were so many, police had to ask them to step back for fear they would disturb evidence. Bushby, now 55 and a grandmother of 10, was only a passing acquaintance with Matthews until they befriended each other on a parenting course, run by a local Youth Inclusion Programme. 'I had problems with one of my kids and she had problems with one of hers,' she says in the documentary, but won't be drawn on further details today. Initially, Bushby had 'no thoughts at all' about the disappearance. 'Shannon could have just gone down to her mates or anything,' she tells The Telegraph. But slowly it dawned on her how grave the situation was. Especially when she opened her curtains to see the street 'just full of TV wagons'. Fellow neighbour Petra Jamieson says it 'looked like the circus had come to town'. Some of the attention was welcome; many across Britain had been wondering why the missing working-class girl from Dewsbury had been getting so much less publicity than when the daughter of doctors – Madeleine McCann – had vanished nine months earlier. But the media glare soon soured. Radio commentators wondered, was it relevant that Matthews had seven children by five different fathers in nine years? What about the fact Matthews was photographed carrying in a case of lager? 'Very deprived area, Dewsbury Moor, full of poor families, bad for car crime, lots of single mothers,' intoned one news reporter. 'The local towns, they showed [genuine] interest. The rest of the country, I think, judged us more than anything else,' remembers Bushby, who was played by Sheridan Smith in the starring role of 2017 BBC One series The Moorside. Smith has described Bushby as a friend. Bushby said the drama told the story truthfully, 'and it showed the community spirit, which is what it was about'. But she still has a particular distaste for how The Sun reported the case, describing the estate as 'a real-life version of the smash-hit Channel 4 show Shameless' (an early, abandoned police theory was that a storyline in the Channel 4 show had actually inspired Shannon's kidnapping) and quoting a local road sweeper who quipped: 'It's like Beirut, only worse.' 'I mean, even your paper did a story and didn't judge us,' she tells me. 'And you're a posher paper than the one that did slate us.' She had welcomed the reporter into her home and allowed him to use her loo. Months later, Bushby confronted him, borrowing a copy of The Sun from a man nearby and tapping him on the shoulder with it. 'I said, 'Next time you want to use my toilet, that's your toilet paper.'' On March 14, Bushby received a phone call from a local saying Shannon had been rescued by police. 'I think for all of us, it was a big relief,' she says. So focused had she been on rallying support that she had not allowed herself to spend any time analysing the behaviour of Matthews. However: 'When she was found, that's when the ball game changed.' The community was reeling from the news that the girl had been discovered hidden in the base of a bed at a flat in nearby Batley Carr belonging to Michael Donovan – the uncle of Matthews's partner. Another friend and neighbour, Natalie Wood, became more suspicious of Matthews, more quickly. Three weeks after Shannon's return, Wood and Bushby organised a meeting with her. It took place in the car of Detective Constable Christine Freeman, the family liaison officer, with Matthews in the front seat. But Freeman let the two women, who earned the nickname 'Cagney & Lacey' after the 1980s TV crimebusters, do all the talking. 'Me and Natalie got our heads together,' says Bushby, 'and we played this, if you like, good cop, bad cop in the back of the car. My thoughts were, 'God, I hope it's over today. I hope she comes out with the truth.' We both said she'll deny it all the way through. But we thought it was worth a bash.' Wood put it to Matthews that she had cooked up a plan with Donovan before 'bottling it'. Silence filled the car before Matthews finally said, 'Yes, that's right' and burst into tears. Freeman arrested her on the spot. Matthews still seemed unaware of what lay ahead. 'She did say, 'Can I go home now?', but that's like a child saying: 'I've told [the] truth now, can I go home?' I don't think people realise just how childlike Karen actually was.' The trial of Matthews and Donovan was told that Shannon had been drugged and tethered to a beam in his attic. The pair were found guilty of kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice, and sentenced to eight years in prison, serving four. All of Matthews's children were taken into care and Shannon was given a new identity. Donovan died last year. After the interrogation in the car, Bushby made a promise to Matthews: 'I told her I'd always be her friend.' It was a pledge she kept for the duration of her incarceration, going to see her monthly – the only visitor after 'everybody abandoned her'. I ask how Matthews changed over the four years. 'She didn't,' says Bushby. 'She was just very timid if certain women were in the same room. Whenever I said to her, 'Ooh, that's a nice shiner you've got', she'd tell me that she'd walked into a door. She walked into a fair few doors.' Bushby believes that a version of the story Matthews first told (she later changed it four times) was what actually happened, and it was nothing to do with seeking a cash reward. Rather, she arranged for Donovan to take Shannon while she made plans to leave partner Craig Meehan – who later that year was convicted of possessing indecent images of children – but she felt forced to report her daughter missing as she became trapped in a web of lies. In 2017, Bushby told The Mirror that she thought there were at least three other people – no longer living in the area – involved in the kidnapping. Indeed, in the documentary, she points out, 'even the judge turned round and said, 'There were more people involved in this''. 'Still to this day, I think that,' she says now. Although she has three specific people in mind, she adds, 'I'm not going to name them because I can't afford the lawsuit.' As for why they weren't ever investigated: 'Once Karen cracked, I don't think [the police] were interested any more.' On why 'Britain's most hated mum' would carry the can for others: 'She's told me that she's scared of family.' Will we ever get to the truth, I wonder. 'No,' says Bushby. She hopes Shannon, now 26 and living under an assumed identity, is 'doing well, and she's reaching her dreams'. And that she is able to put this behind her? 'Well, she'll never be able to put it behind her, will she?' Perhaps nor will Dewsbury Moor estate. Seventeen years on, when people hear where Bushby is from, they still ask if that's where 'that kid went missing under t'bed'. But she has never considered moving. Says Bushby: 'Because Moorside's safe. It's my home. It's still a friendly community.' When David Cameron visited to make amends for having damned a locale 'whose pillars are crime, unemployment and addiction', Bushby put him in his place. She told him to deliver his apology from the heart, not a piece of paper, and chided him for turning up sans jacket and tie, unlike his interview with Penny Smith on that morning's GMTV. 'I asked him, if I changed my name to Penny, would he have made an effort?' She only agreed to take part in this new programme to put a serious counterpoint to Shannon Matthews: The Musical, an Edinburgh Fringe 'black comedy' released as a film last year. She has not seen it: 'I'm not going to watch some sort of s---e.' But she fully expects another backlash, this time on social media, once the documentary airs. 'If people didn't have their opinion, it wouldn't be England, would it?'
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Daily Mirror
Paedo ex of vile mum Karen Matthews 'forced to flee again as home is graffitied'
Craig Meehan was dating Karen Matthews when the twisted mum was charged with kidnapping and neglecting her nine-year-old daughter Shannon The paedophile ex-boyfriend of evil kidnapper Karen Matthews has allegedly fled his home after graffiti was sprayed identifying him. The convicted sex offender, 39, was said to be living in a semi-detached, council-owned bungalow in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The property, where neighbours claim Meehan had been holed up for the last two years, is just 25 yards from a nursery. But the predator reportedly moved out just days after the graffiti was sprayed on the side of his home on July 14. Police have since confirmed that the "victim of the offence" is "no longer living at the address" targeted. A video of the defaced property shows black graffiti which reads: "'Peado Craig Meehan lives here', ' Shanon Mathews (sic)', and 'Pedophile. Wat a c**t (sic)'." When it was visited this week, there was no sign of Meehan at the bungalow, which he is said to have shared with his partner, 53, and their pet dog. READ MORE: Man dead and 9 more rushed to hospital after eating broccoli sandwich amid urgent recall Brit mum's 'unimaginable' rabies death after holiday has life-saving impact Residents in the street say the home was 'tagged' twice in one week. Meehan was convicted of possessing 49 indecent images of children in 2008. He was jailed for 20 weeks but walked free from court because the time he had already spent on remand while awaiting his trial was deducted from his sentence. Meehan was dating Karen Matthews when she was charged with kidnapping her own daughter Shannon, then aged nine, as well as child neglect and perverting the course of justice. He was not involved in the kidnapping of Shannon and was never charged with any offences relating to the incident. The registered sex offender moved to Huddersfield when he was run out of Dewsbury by an angry father who attacked him. This is understood to be the sixth time he has been forced to move home since he was convicted in 2008. Last night neighbour Stacy Emery, 33, said: "It made my skin crawl that he was living there. "I have to walk my daughters past his house everyday to school and it made me sick to think he was looking. Now he has gone I think the area is safer, especially for the children." Stacy first heard about Meehan living in the area in July 2023 from a social media post uploaded by a predator group. She said: "The post said to beware of Craig who is now living in Paddock [in Huddersfield] and it had an address. I have to walk past the house most days to go into town for instance, so I glanced over through the window and I recognised him straight away. I saw him playing on his Xbox through the back window - it was 100 per cent him." She then also decided to post on social media about him living in the property to spread awareness. She said: "I wasn't happy about someone like this living in my area. It was mainly for parents and their children's protection." A local nursery just 25 yards from the property was built a year after Meehan is said to have moved into the bungalow in 2024. It is also just 500 yards from a primary and secondary school. Stacy revealed many locals "didn't know who he was" or that he was "living nearby" until his house was tagged just over three weeks ago. She added that the last time she saw Meehan was on July 11 three days before it was spray painted. She recalled: "I was nearby and I saw him walking on the pavement and immediately crossed the road. "Then on the following Monday I was walking home from dropping my daughter off at school and I saw the graffiti on the wall. It was a very quick job. It stayed on there for a day then it was scrubbed off." Stacy said four days later on July 18 the property was 'tagged' again but this time it was removed the same day. Now the bungalow lies empty with blinds fully closed, though furniture can still be seen inside. Though many locals are "outraged" that he was allowed to reside so close to several schools. One woman said: "Why do they (the council) think it is appropriate to put him there. Just put him in a high-rise or something so he is out of the way. We only found out about it because of the graffiti." Another resident said: "I wonder what the council was thinking. There is a nursery, a dancing school for young children just around the corner, and there is also a primary school. Why on earth they put him there I don't know. A member of the council was knocking on doors asking if residents knew anything about the graffiti, that's when I found out. "For my neighbour who has two young boys I think it is worrying. He has to live somewhere but obviously this isn't the right place for him." One more said: "If I were a parent taking a child to that nursery, I would have been very concerned." West Yorkshire Police said: "We can confirm that a report of criminal damage was received on July 14. The local authority was informed to assist with the removal of the graffiti." Kirklees Council confirmed it owns the property and that it "removed the graffiti".
Scottish Sun
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Infamous crime which ‘dumbfounded' Britain being brought back into the spotlight in major new Prime Video documentary
SEVENTEEN years on from a crime that gripped the nation, the 'kidnapping' of Shannon Matthews is being brought back into the spotlight. Prime Video will re-examine the case in an upcoming documentary which forms part of a large series of true crime investigations airing on the streaming service this year. 5 The 'kidnapping' of Shannon Matthews is being brought back into the spotlight Credit: Handout 5 The 'kidnapping' turned out to be an elaborate money-making hoax by her mother, Karen Matthews Credit: Handout - Getty The Hunt For Shannon Matthews, which is expected to be released this summer, looks at how a missing nine-year-old sparked a 24-day search for her in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. But it turned out to be an elaborate money-making hoax by her mother, Karen Matthews, who was later jailed along with her accomplice Michael Donovan, after police discovered they had been hiding her in a relative's house. A TV insider said: 'The original case dumbfounded the nation when it happened and it took years before many could truly grasp what had happened. 'Shows like 2017 ITV drama The Moorside, which starred Sheridan Smith, tried to shed some light on the events but it continues to be a subject that stirs up an array of emotions. 'The creators of the new documentary hope that the passing of time and the benefit of distance might help lend some perspective on the story.' The documentary is being made by Firecrest Productions, which has made documentaries with everyone from the late Tessa Jowell to Michael Palin and examined a string of real life cases similar to that of Shannon Matthews. Two more true-crime documentaries will be available on Prime Video later this month, and there will be many more on the streaming service later this year. The first, The Wimbledon Killer, will drop on May 18 and looks at the horrific murder of Rachel Nickell who was stabbed 49 times in front of her two-year-old son Alex in 1992. The second, Surviving The Tunisia Beach Attack, is out on May 25 and looks at how UK tourists were caught up in a tragedy where a gunman went on the loose a decade ago in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse. Shannon Matthews' twisted kidnapper Michael Donovan has died following a short battle with cancer ALAN DESPERATE TO MEET CLAUDIA 5 There's only one person that BAFTA host Alan Cumming is truly desperate to meet Credit: BAFTA/Rachell Smith IT'S one of the biggest events in the TV calendar - but there's only one person that BAFTA host Alan Cumming is truly desperate to meet… his The Traitors counterpart Claudia Winkleman. The actor and comedian, who will keep the audiences entertained at the star-studded awards on Sunday, admitted he's never met Claudia, despite them both hosting the same show. Alan hosts the US version of the hit BBC One series. He joked: 'I've never met Claudia - isn't it nuts? 'I actually feel like we might be the same person because you've never seen us in the same room. 'Maybe they just drug one of us and put make-up on us - maybe they put lots of fake tan on me, and a big wig, and I'm actually Claudia! 'We have mutual friends, and nearly met years ago, but it's hilarious the awards will be what brings us together.' Alan also revealed he was planning on making reference to The Traitors in his choice of outfit for hosting the awards, which will be broadcast on BBC One from 7pm. He added: 'I've hosted awards where I've had a different look every time I come out, but I have to introduce 23 presenters and that would be exhausting. 'There will be a few different looks, and also a little nod to The Traitors at some point in my fashion extravaganza!' A ROYAL LICENCE TO GRILL 5 Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall found her experience on The Assembly 'challenging and freeing' THINGS could get royally interesting on new chat show The Assembly. Bosses of the ITV series – where stars are quizzed by autistic, neurodivergent or learning-disabled fans – have approached members of the Royal Family to take part in a second season. A source said: 'The show has been a real hit so far. 'Producers now hope for a second series, and have even initiated talks with royals.' An insider said they are optimistic, as those celebrities featured so far have 'come across brilliantly and really enjoyed the experience'. But they added: 'Even royalty will be warned no question is out of bounds and no subject off the table.' Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall found the experience 'challenging and freeing' despite being asked about 'selling her soul' by appearing on The X Factor. She said: 'There is no malice. 'It's genuine curiosity from genuine people.' DOM AT HONEST BEST 5 The Honesty Box welcomes Dom Blonska, a contestant who has experience of dating shows Credit: Instagram THE Honesty Box tonight welcomes a contestant who has experience of dating shows – she found the man of her dreams on Love Island. Unfortunately Dom Blonska was dumped by Anton Danyluk in 2023 – four years after they met in the villa. Dom said: 'I thought I'd found my man for life. 'I was really, really happy. 'Then things just changed overnight.' She may have more luck on E4's The Honesty Box, which uses a lie detection system on potential partners that can impact the £100,000 prize fund. She adds: 'When he called things off, it was heartbreaking for me.' It's strange, these Love Island relationships usually work out so well. CALL the Midwife star Helen George, who plays nurse Trixie in the BBC One drama, has confirmed filming of the new series has started. She posted on Insatagram an image of the cast with a clapperboard, and the words: 'Series 15. 15 years of joy, love and laughter. 'How lucky I've been.' lDOCTOR WHO'S ratings fell again on Saturday, as viewers for latest episode Lucky Day peaked at 1.6million. The low mark so far for Ncuti Gatwa's current second series as the Time Lord is 1.5million. I don't reckon Whovians should should hold their breath for a third Ncuti season.
The Irish Sun
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Infamous crime which ‘dumbfounded' Britain being brought back into the spotlight in major new Prime Video documentary
SEVENTEEN years on from a crime that gripped the nation, the 'kidnapping' of Shannon Matthews is being brought back into the spotlight. Prime Video will re-examine the case in an upcoming documentary which forms part of a large series of true crime investigations airing on the streaming service this year. Advertisement 5 The 'kidnapping' of Shannon Matthews is being brought back into the spotlight Credit: Handout 5 The 'kidnapping' turned out to be an elaborate money-making hoax by her mother, Karen Matthews Credit: Handout - Getty The Hunt For Shannon Matthews, which is expected to be released this summer, looks at how a missing nine-year-old sparked a 24-day search for her in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. But it turned out to be an elaborate money-making hoax by her mother, Karen Matthews, who was later jailed along with her accomplice Michael Donovan, after police discovered they had been hiding her in a relative's house. A TV insider said: 'The original case dumbfounded the nation when it happened and it took years before many could truly grasp what had happened. 'Shows like 2017 ITV drama The Moorside, which starred Sheridan Smith, tried to shed some light on the events but it continues to be a subject that stirs up an array of emotions. Advertisement READ MORE ON SHANNON MATTHEWS 'The creators of the new documentary hope that the passing of time and the benefit of distance might help lend some perspective on the story.' The documentary is being made by Firecrest Productions, which has made documentaries with everyone from the late Tessa Jowell to Michael Palin and examined a string of real life cases similar to that of Shannon Matthews. Two more true-crime documentaries will be available on Prime Video later this month, and there will be many more on the streaming service later this year. The first, The Wimbledon Killer, will drop on May 18 and looks at the horrific murder of Rachel Nickell who was stabbed 49 times in front of her two-year-old son Alex in 1992. Advertisement Most read in News TV The second, Surviving The Tunisia Beach Attack, is out on May 25 and looks at how UK tourists were caught up in a tragedy where a gunman went on the loose a decade ago in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse. Shannon Matthews' twisted kidnapper Michael Donovan has died following a short battle with cancer ALAN DESPERATE TO MEET CLAUDIA 5 There's only one person that BAFTA host Alan Cumming is truly desperate to meet Credit: BAFTA/Rachell Smith IT'S one of the biggest events in the TV calendar - but there's only one person that BAFTA host Alan Cumming is truly desperate to meet… his The Traitors counterpart Claudia Winkleman. The actor and comedian, who will keep the audiences entertained at the star-studded awards on Sunday, admitted he's never met Claudia, despite them both hosting the same show. Advertisement Alan hosts the US version of the hit BBC One series. He joked: 'I've never met Claudia - isn't it nuts? 'I actually feel like we might be the same person because you've never seen us in the same room. 'Maybe they just drug one of us and put make-up on us - maybe they put lots of fake tan on me, and a big wig, and I'm actually Claudia! Advertisement 'We have mutual friends, and nearly met years ago, but it's hilarious the awards will be what brings us together.' Alan also revealed he was planning on making reference to The Traitors in his choice of outfit for hosting the awards, which will be broadcast on BBC One from 7pm. He added: 'I've hosted awards where I've had a different look every time I come out, but I have to introduce 23 presenters and that would be exhausting. 'There will be a few different looks, and also a little nod to The Traitors at some point in my fashion extravaganza!' Advertisement A ROYAL LICENCE TO GRILL 5 Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall found her experience on The Assembly 'challenging and freeing' THINGS could get royally interesting on new chat show The Assembly. Bosses of the ITV series – where stars are quizzed by autistic, neurodivergent or learning-disabled fans – have approached members of the Royal Family to take part in a second season. A source said: 'The show has been a real hit so far. Advertisement 'Producers now hope for a second series, and have even initiated talks with royals.' An insider said they are optimistic, as those celebrities featured so far have 'come across brilliantly and really enjoyed the experience'. But they added: 'Even royalty will be warned no question is out of bounds and no subject off the table.' Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall found the experience 'challenging and freeing' despite being asked about 'selling her soul' by appearing on The X Factor. Advertisement She said: 'There is no malice. 'It's genuine curiosity from genuine people.' DOM AT HONEST BEST 5 The Honesty Box welcomes Dom Blonska, a contestant who has experience of dating shows Credit: Instagram THE Honesty Box tonight welcomes a contestant who has experience of dating shows – she found the man of her dreams on Love Island. Advertisement Unfortunately Dom Blonska was dumped by Dom said: 'I thought I'd found my man for life. 'I was really, really happy. 'Then things just changed overnight.' Advertisement She may have more luck on E4's The Honesty Box, which uses a lie detection system on potential partners that can impact the £100,000 prize fund. She adds: 'When he called things off, it was heartbreaking for me.' It's strange, these Love Island relationships usually work out so well. CALL the Midwife star Helen George, who plays nurse Trixie in the BBC One drama, has confirmed filming of the new series has started. Advertisement She posted on Insatagram an image of the cast with a clapperboard, and the words: 'Series 15. 15 years of joy, love and laughter. 'How lucky I've been.' lDOCTOR WHO'S ratings fell again on Saturday, as viewers for latest episode Lucky Day peaked at 1.6million. The low mark so far for Ncuti Gatwa's current second series as the Time Lord is 1.5million. Advertisement I don't reckon Whovians should should hold their breath for a third Ncuti season.
