High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Shadow Line is a seven-part British television drama serial produced by Company Pictures/Eight Rooks Ltd/Baby Cow/CinemaNX production for BBC Two. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Eccleston, Rafe Spall, Lesley Sharp, Antony Sher and Stephen Rea. The series was written, directed and produced by Hugo Blick.