Shadow Squad

{{Short description|British TV drama series (1957–1959)}}

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| genre = Crime

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| starring = George Moon
Peter Williams
John Horsley

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series = 3

| num_episodes = 179 (175 missing)

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| runtime = 30 minutes

| company = Associated-Rediffusion (First series)
Granada Television

| channel = ITV

| first_aired = {{start date|1957|6|17|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1959|6|24|df=y}}

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Shadow Squad is a British TV drama series that ran from 1957–1959 starring Peter Williams and George Moon.{{Cite web|url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1950s/shadow-squad/|title=Shadow Squad – Nostalgia Central|date=21 June 2014|website=nostalgiacentral.com}} Three series were made, the first produced by Associated-Rediffusion and the second and third series produced by Granada Television. 179 episodes were made, of which only four survive, all four of which are from the second series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvbrain.info/|title=TVBrain | Kaleidoscope | Lost shows | TV Archive | TV History|website=www.tvbrain.info}} Network released the surviving four episodes on DVD in 2011, with the surviving episodes titled "Race Against Time: Parts 1 and 2", and "The Missing Cheese: Parts 1 and 2". Also released on the DVD was the sole surviving episode of the spin-off, Skyport, titled "The Spanish Girl".{{Cite web|url=https://cultbox.co.uk/reviews/dvd-a-blu-ray/shadow-squad-dvd-review|title='Shadow Squad' DVD review|date=February 2, 2011|website=CultBox}} All five of these episodes were produced by Granada Television.{{Cite web|url=https://televisionheaven.co.uk/reviews/shadow-squad|title=Shadow Squad|first=Laurence|last=Marcus|website=Television Heaven}}