Commented Sinéad Keenan:
“I’ve lengthy been an admirer of Chris Lang’s work so I’m completely delighted to be becoming a member of the Unforgotten staff. I’m very a lot wanting ahead to working with the extraordinary solid led by the sensible and extremely beautiful, Sanjeev Bhaskar. And I’m hoping that if I play my playing cards proper I’d even get to take a peek in Sunny’s backpack!”
Directed by Andy Wilson (Unforgotten, Endeavour, Ripper Road), who has directed all 24 episodes of the ITV drama since its debut on the channel in 2015, Unforgotten is produced by Man de Glanville (Unforgotten, Gold Digger, Age Earlier than Magnificence) and govt produced by Sally Haynes, Chris Lang and Laura Mackie for Mainstreet Footage. Andy Wilson and Man de Glanville additionally govt produce the sequence.
Commented Chris Lang:
“And so it begins, a brand new Unforgotten journey – and it’s scary, for Sunny and the Bishop Road staff, for the viewers, for all of us. However it’s additionally very, very, thrilling, and I can’t wait so that you can meet DCI Jessica ‘Jessie’ James, performed by the all the time sensible, Sinéad Keenan.”
The brand new sequence opens with the clock ticking right down to DCI James’s first day in her new job with an unexpected and devastating introduction to her household life. Decided to make an excellent first impression together with her new colleagues, will Jess be in the fitting way of thinking to ship and encourage the staff? And inevitably how will the ghost of much-loved former colleague Cassie Stuart hang-out her? In spite of everything, Cassie can be massive sneakers for her to fill. Does she have the resolve, professionalism and spirit to reside as much as her much-admired and revered predecessor? Jess’s first case is the invention of human stays in a newly renovated interval property in Hammersmith, London. However how lengthy have they been there and is that this a homicide courting again to the 1930’s or has the physique been disposed of in newer instances?
Because the homicide thriller unfolds, we’ll discover the lives of a number of central characters Jay, performed by Rhys Yates (The Outlaws, Silent Witness), Bele with Martina Laird (Summerland, The Bay) within the position, Tony performed by Ian McElhinney (Sport of Thrones, Derry Women), and Max Rinehart (Jekyll and Hyde, Miss You Already) as Karol, who on the face of it seem seemingly unconnected to the sufferer. Hayley Mills may also play Tony’s spouse, Emma. DI Khan’s loyal and hard-working chilly case investigations staff are additionally again collectively for the sequence with Jordan Lengthy as DS Murray Boulting and Carolina Important as DC Fran Lingley reprising their roles. Returning to the sequence are Georgia Mackenzie as pathologist Dr Leanne Balcombe, Michelle Bonnard as Sunny’s associate, Sal and Pippa Nixon as DC Kaz Willets.
Commented Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes on behalf of Mainstreeet Footage:
“It’s a brand new period for Unforgotten and we’re delighted that the sensible Sinéad Keenan is becoming a member of Sanjeev Bhaskar to move up one other gripping and emotional investigation.” Unforgotten has been commissioned for ITV by Head of Drama, Polly Hill, and Drama Commissioner, Huw Kennair Jones. Huw will oversee manufacturing of the drama from ITV’s perspective.
Commented Huw Kennair Jones:
“As soon as once more Chris has created an enchanting set of characters and woven a compelling story that the numerous Unforgotten followers are going to like. And we’re thrilled Sinéad is becoming a member of Sanjeev and the remainder of the staff in what’s going to be one other sensible sequence for the ITV viewers.”
Filming for this new sequence can be happening in London, Tilbury, Tub and Paris with Andy Wilson as soon as once more directing the sequence. Every of the six episodes on this fifth sequence can be written by Chris Lang who can also be recognized for his work on Harmless, The Hookup Plan, Darkish Coronary heart, A Mom’s Son and the quickly to be aired ITV drama, The Thief, His Spouse and the Canoe. Unforgotten producers, Mainstreet Footage, are an ITV Studios label, based in 2013 by Joint Managing Administrators and Government Producers, Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes.
A Mainstreet manufacturing for ITV, Unforgotten is co-produced with MASTERPIECE in affiliation with BBC Studios, who will distribute sequence 5 and the earlier 4 sequence internationally.
