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‘Unforgotten’ Season 6 Gets February UK Premiere Date On ITV1/ITVX

by Dave Elliott

February will see more cold-case murder-solving as Unforgotten returns for Season 6 on ITV1 & ITVX.

The hugely successful and critically acclaimed drama – created and written by multi-award-winning screenwriter Chris Lang – returns and invites viewers once again into the emotional depth and complexity of cold case investigations. The sixth season sees the return of Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar as DCI Jess James and DI Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan, bringing back their compelling on-screen partnership as they delve into unresolved crimes and promising another powerful exploration of hidden truths and long-buried secrets.

Joining Sinéad and Sanjeev are Victoria Hamilton (Cobra, His Dark Materials), MyAnna Buring (The Responder, The Witcher, The Salisbury Poisonings), new faces Max Fairley and Elham Elas, and celebrated British actors Jan Francis and Damien Maloney. Returning cast members include Andrew Lancel (Bolan’s Shoes, The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe) as Jess’s husband Steve, and Kate Robbins (The Couple Next Door, Death in Paradise) as her mother Kate.

Jess and Sunny’s loyal police team also reassemble featuring Jordan Long as DS Murray Boulting, Carolina Main as DC Fran Lingley, and Pippa Nixon as DC Kaz Willets. Georgia Mackenzie also returns as Pathologist Dr Leanne Balcombe.

The series begins when suspected human remains are uncovered on Whitney Marsh – Jess and Sunny are immediately called to the scene, abandoning their evening plans to Jess’s husband’s chagrin. Dr Balcombe’s analysis reveals that the remains are relatively recent and suggest a grim conclusion: the body was placed there already dismembered. With this insight, Jess and Sunny intensify their search certain that other body parts may not be far away.

As the investigation unfolds, viewers are introduced to a diverse new cast of characters: Melinda Ricci (MyAnna Buring), an outspoken television commentator based in Ireland; Martin ‘Marty’ Baines (Max Fairley), an autistic man living with his mother Dot in Deal, Kent; Asif Syed (Elham Elas), an Afghan training for his UK citizenship test; and Juliet Cooper (Victoria Hamilton), a history lecturer and faculty head at a London university. While these characters live seemingly separate lives, they are intricately connected by their pasts. It’s up to Jess, Sunny, and their dedicated team to uncover these hidden links and ultimately expose the truth behind the cold case murder.

The new season is directed by Andy Wilson (Ripper Street, Spooks, The Forsyte Saga) who has been the sole director responsible for directing each of the previous 30 episodes across five series of the globally successful drama. It has been commissioned for ITV1 and ITVX by Head of Drama Polly Hill and Drama Commissioner, Huw Kennair Jones, who will oversee production on behalf of ITV.

Unforgotten‘ Season 6 premieres Sunday, 9th February 2025 at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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