POLL: How did you rate the first episode of The Moorside?

More than seven million viewers tuned in to the first episode of true-life drama The Moorside last night.

Based on a Dewsbury community's efforts to find Shannon Matthews after the nine-year-old went missing in 2008, it attracted mixed reviews on social media. What did you think of the programme? Vote in our poll below.

Sheridan Smith impressed viewers with her performanceplaceholder image
Sheridan Smith impressed viewers with her performance
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