Unforgotten back for season six at ITV
ITV cold case drama Unforgotten is back in production, with stars Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar reuniting for the show’s sixth season.
Keenan and Bhaskar (pictured at the script readthrough) reprise their roles as DCI Jess James and DI Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan as their dynamic on-screen partnership returns to investigate emotionally charged cold cases from the past, unravelling secrets and unearthing buried truths along the way.
It marks Keenan’s second season of Unforgotten, following the departure of original star Nicola Walker at the end of season four.
Joining the cast this season are Victoria Hamilton (Cobra), MyAnna Buring (The Responder), Jan Francis, Damien Maloney and acting newcomers Max Fairley and Elham Elas. Returning cast include Andrew Lancel (Bolan’s Shoes) as Jess’s husband Steve and Kate Robbins (Unforgotten) as her mother Kate.
Jess and Sunny’s loyal and hard-working police team are also back, including Jordan Long as DS Murray Boulting, Carolina Main as DC Fran Lingley and Pippa Nixon as DC Kaz Willets. Georgia Mackenzie plays Pathologist Dr Leanne Balcombe.
When suspected human remains are discovered on Whitney Marsh, Jess and Sunny are called to the scene, ditching their respective plans for the evening much to Jess’s husband Steve’s chagrin. With Dr Balcombe’s expert analysis of the human spine, it’s evident the remains are relatively recent and her guess is the body was put there already dismembered. With this knowledge Jess and Sunny begin to search the area believing other body parts may not be too far away.
Meanwhile, viewers will be introduced to outspoken television commentator Melinda Ricci (Buring) who is based in Ireland and renowned for her forthright views; Martin ‘Marty’ Baines (Fairley), an autistic man who lives with his mother, Dot, in Deal, Kent; Asif Syed (Elas), an Afghan who speaks fluent English and is training for his UK citizenship test; and Juliet Cooper (Hamilton) who is a history lecturer and faculty head at a central London University.
Each of these characters live separate lives, yet they are intrinsically linked by their past and it’s for Jess, Sunny and their team to unravel these connections in search of the truth, and ultimately, who perpetrated the cold case murder.
Created and written by Chris Lang, the six-part drama is produced by Mainstreet Pictures. The new season will be directed by Andy Wilson (Ripper Street), who has been the sole director responsible for directing each of the previous 30 episodes across five seasons.
Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes, on behalf of Mainstreet Pictures, return to executive produce alongside Chris Lang, Guy de Glanville (Unforgotten) and Andy Wilson. Carmel Maloney (Time) produces the series.
Unforgotten is co-produced with Masterpiece PBS in association with BBC Studios, who distribute all six seasons of the series internationally.
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