‘Unforgotten’ Season 5 Gets February Premiere Date On ITV1
‘Unforgotten‘ returns to ITV1 for a 5th Season this February, as Sanjeev Bhaskar’s DI Sunil “Sunny” Khan finds himself with a new colleague in Sinéad Keenan as DCI Jessica James.
The series opens with the clock ticking down to DCI James’s first day in her new job, with an unforeseen and devastating introduction to her family life. Determined to make a good first impression with her new colleagues, will Jess be in the right frame of mind to deliver and inspire the team?
And inevitably how will the ghost of much-loved former colleague Cassie Stuart haunt her? After all, Cassie will be big shoes for her to fill. Does she have the resolve, professionalism and spirit to live up to her much-admired and respected predecessor?
Jess’s first case is the discovery of human remains in a newly renovated period property in Hammersmith, London. But how long have they been there and is this a murder dating back to the 1930s or has the body been disposed of in more recent times?
As the murder mystery unfolds, we’ll explore the lives of several central characters – Jay, played by Rhys Yates (‘The Outlaws’, ‘Silent Witness’); Bele, played by Martina Laird (‘Summerland’, ‘The Bay’); Tony played by Ian McElhinney (‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Derry Girls’); And Max Rinehart (‘Jekyll and Hyde’, ‘Miss You Already’) as Karol, who on the face of it appear seemingly unconnected to the victim. Hayley Mills will also play Tony’s wife, Emma.
DI Khan’s loyal and hard-working cold case investigations team are also back together for the series with Jordan Long as DS Murray Boulting and Carolina Main as DC Fran Lingley reprising their roles. Returning to the series are Georgia Mackenzie as pathologist Dr Leanne Balcombe, Michelle Bonnard as Sunny’s partner, Sal, and Pippa Nixon as DC Kaz Willets.
Directed by Andy Wilson (‘Unforgotten’, ‘Endeavour’, ‘Ripper Street’), who has directed all 24 episodes of the ITV drama since its debut on the channel in 2015, ‘Unforgotten’ is produced by Guy de Glanville (‘Unforgotten’, ‘Gold Digger’, ‘Age Before Beauty’) and executive produced by Sally Haynes, Chris Lang and Laura Mackie for Mainstreet Pictures. Andy Wilson and Guy de Glanville also executive produce the series. Each of the six episodes in this fifth season are written by Chris Lang who is also known for his work on ‘Innocent’, ‘The Hookup Plan’, ‘Dark Heart’, ‘A Mother’s Son’ and ‘The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe’.
‘Unforgotten’ producers, Mainstreet Pictures, are an ITV Studios label, founded in 2013 by Joint Managing Directors and Executive Producers, Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes. A Mainstreet production for ITV1, ‘Unforgotten’ is co-produced with MASTERPIECE in association with BBC Studios, who will distribute season five and the previous four seasons internationally.
‘Unforgotten‘ Season 5 premieres Monday, 27th February 2023 at 9pm on ITV1. And, for those of you who have no impulse control, the entire season will be available on the streaming service ITVX straight after the first episode has aired.
