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Unforgotten

Unforgotten

20157.56 Seasons36 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

London police detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan investigate historic cold cases involving missing persons, murder and long-hidden secrets.

Created by Guy de Glanville
Written by Chris Lang, Gwen Gorst
Produced by Carmel Maloney
NetworksITV1

Top Cast

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar

DS Sunil 'Sunny' Khan

Sinéad Keenan

Sinéad Keenan

DCI Jessica 'Jessie' James

Carolina Main

Carolina Main

DC Fran Lingley

Jordan Long

Jordan Long

DS Murray Boulting

MyAnna Buring

MyAnna Buring

Melinda Ricci

M

Maximilian Fairley

Martin ‘Marty’ Baines

Victoria Hamilton

Victoria Hamilton

Juliet Cooper

Andrew Lancel

Andrew Lancel

Steve James

Kate Robbins

Kate Robbins

Kate

Jan Francis

Jan Francis

Themes & Keywords

london, englanddetectiveinvestigationpolicemurdermurder investigationmurder mysterycold case

About Unforgotten

Unforgotten is a drama, crime, mystery series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of london, england, detective, investigation, police, murder, murder investigation. Created by Guy de Glanville, it stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sinéad Keenan, Carolina Main. London police detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan investigate historic cold cases involving missing persons, murder and long-hidden secrets.

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