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Unforgotten

2015 · 6 seasons

A quietly gripping cold-case procedural that lingers on grief and moral ambiguity, rewarding patience with deeply human revelations.

Created by
Chris Lang
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sinéad Keenan
Overview
London police detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan investigate historic cold cases involving missing persons, murder and long-hidden secrets.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
  • ITVX Premium
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Chris Lang
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sinéad Keenan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • justice
  • guilt
  • morality
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • procedural
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, crime, mystery
Created by
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Starring
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Length
6 seasons, 36 episodes, 46 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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