The film premiered at the
London Film Festival on 18 November 1985. It was distributed by Mainline Pictures in the United Kingdom. The film was released by
Skouras Pictures in the United States on 5 June 1987 and grossed over $65,817. Shadey has been very rarely shown on TV - it was shown on Channel 4 in April 1988 as part of its Film On 4 stand and the last known broadcast was on
ABC in Australia on Christmas Day 1996. Apart from VHS rental soon after its release, it had long been unavailable on Video, DVD or streaming platforms- until it became available to stream via the Britbox service in September 2021. ==References==