London,20February2018:Filmingbeginsthismonthonthehighly-antici atedthirdseriesofITVandMainstreetPictures’com ellingcrimedrama,Unforgotten.CreatedandwrittenbyscreenwriterChrisLang(TheTunnel,AMother’sSon,DarkHeart),thenewsix- artseriesseesthereturnofBAFTAnomineeNicolaWalker(LastTangoInHalifax)andSanjeevBhaskar(GoodnessGraciousMe)asDCICassieStuartandDISunil‘Sunny’Khanastheyinvestigateanotheremotionally-chargedcoldcase.The airwillbejoinedfortheseriesbyacclaimedactorsAlexJennings(Victoria,TheCrown)KevinRMcNally(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,DesignatedSurvivor),NeilMorrissey(LineOfDuty,TheGoodKarmaHos ital)andJamesFleet(IndianSummers,TheVicarOfDibley)who layaclose-knitgrou ofoldschoolfriendsthathavestoodbyoneanotherthroughthickandthin.However,whenthebodyofateenagegirlwhowentmissingattheturnofthemilleniumisfoundatabuildingsiteofftheM1motorway,thefourmenare lacedunderthes otlightandtheirrelationshi saretestedtothelimit.ExecutiveProducersandManagingDirectorsofMainstreetPicturesSallyHaynesandLauraMackiesaid,“WearedelightedtoonceagainwelcomesuchafantasticcastofhugelytalentedactorstojoinNicolaandSanjeevforthethirdseriesofUnforgotten.ChrisLang’scom lexandintricatescri tsgetbetterandbettereachyear,andthenewstoryisnoexce tion.Wealsodelvedee erintoSunnyandCassie’sown ersonallivesthisseries,ex eriencingtheeffectsthatthecaseshaveontheirownrelationshi sandwellbeing.”SetacrossthesouthofEnglandinlocationsincludingNorfolk,WestSussex,Bristol,Ham shireandLondon,thenewserieswillex lorehoweverydaylivescanbefracturedanddestroyedbyoneevent,showingthata earancescanoftenbedeceiving.Hailedthe“bestdetectivedramaofthedecade”bytheDailyTelegra hand“crimedramaofthehighestclass”byTheGuardian,thefirsttwoseries rovedhugelysuccessfulwithviewersandcriticsalike,withthelastseriesreceivinganaverageconsolidatedviewingfigureofover6millionwitha21%share.TheserieshasbeencommissionedbyITV’sHeadOfDrama,PollyHill,withMainstreetPictures’SallyHaynes(BleakHouse)andLauraMackie(StateOfPlay)asExecutiveProducers,alongwithcreatorChrisLang.AndyWilson(Endeavour)returnstodirect,whilstGuydeGlanville(AgeBeforeBeauty)is roducingtheseries.TheserieswillbedistributedinternationallybyBBCWorldwide