The Unforgettable

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The Unforgettable was a British television obituary-based documentary programme which aired on ITV from 21 January 2000 to 30 May 2012. It gave a biographical view into the lives of some of Britain's best-remembered entertainers and actors.

Each episode focused on the parallel private and professional life-stories of each person, which included interviews with friends, family and co-stars. The series also used previously unaired home recordings and personal photographs.^[1]

To date, five series have been produced, the first three from 21 January 2000 to 21 May 2002. Following an eight-year hiatus, the series returned on 8 August 2010.

The first two series were made by Watchmaker Productions. Series 3 was made by Chrysalis Entertainment, whilst series 4 and 5 are made by North One Television, which are all now part of All3Media.

In total, 38 regular episodes were produced.

The last obituary-based documentary in the series was broadcast on 30 May 2012. However, there was an additional one-off edition on 4 September 2015, focusing on The Sweeney bringing the number of episodes to 39.

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

Editions are 40 minutes long unless stated.

Episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are one hour long unless stated.

All editions are 30 minutes long, unless stated.

• The Unforgettable at British Comedy Guide
• The Unforgettable^{[dead link‍]} at British Film Institute