| Runtime: | 30 to 60 minutes |
| Narrated: | Daniel Abineri (series 1–3) Martin Glyn Murray (series 4–5) |
| Producer: | John Quinn |
| Company: | Watchmaker Productions (series 1) North One Television (series 2–5) |
| Channel: | ITV |
| Num Series: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 39 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Unforgettable is a British television obituary-based documentary programme which aired on ITV. 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]
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 January 2000 | 7 April 2000 | 6 | |
| 2 | 18 September 2000 | 31 December 2000 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 September 2001 | 21 May 2002 | 7 | |
| 4 | 8 August 2010 | 23 December 2010 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 November 2011 | 30 May 2012 | 11 |
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.
| Episode | Episode title | Transmission | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1-1) | 21 January 2000 | ||
| 2 (1-2) | 15 March 2000 | ||
| 3 (1-3) | 19 March 2000 | ||
| 4 (1-4) | 24 March 2000 | ||
| 5 (1-5) | 31 March 2000 | ||
| 6 (1-6) | 7 April 2000 |
All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.
| Episode | Episode title | Transmission | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 (2-1) | 18 September 2000 | ||
| 8 (2-2) | 25 September 2000 | ||
| 9 (2-3) | 5 December 2000 | ||
| 10 (2-4) | 11 December 2000 | ||
| 11 (2-5) | 18 December 2000 | ||
| 12 (2-6) | 31 December 2000 |
Editions are 40 minutes long unless stated.
| Episode | Episode title | Transmission | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 (3-1) | 2 September 2001 | ||
| 14 (3-2) | 9 September 2001 | ||
| 15 (3-3) | 23 September 2001 | ||
| 16 (3-4) | 3 October 2001 (30 mins) | ||
| 17 (3-5) | 2 November 2001 (1 hour) | ||
| 18 (3-6) | 14 December 2001 | ||
| 19 (3-7) | 21 May 2002 |
Episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are one hour long unless stated.
| Episode | Episode title | Transmission | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 (4-1) | 8 August 2010 | ||
| 21 (4-2) | 15 August 2010 | ||
| 22 (4-3) | 8 September 2010 (30 mins) | ||
| 23 (4-4) | 22 September 2010 (30 mins) | ||
| 24 (4-5) | 20 December 2010 | ||
| 25 (4-6) | 21 December 2010 | ||
| 26 (4-7) | 22 December 2010 | ||
| 27 (4-8) | 23 December 2010 |
All editions are 30 minutes long, unless stated.
| Episode | Episode title | Transmission | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 (5-1) | 8 November 2011 | ||
| 29 (5-2) | 26 December 2011 (1 hour) | ||
| 30 (5-3) | 1 January 2012 (1 hour) | ||
| 31 (5-4) | 11 January 2012 | ||
| 32 (5-5) | 1 February 2012 | ||
| 33 (5-6) | 21 March 2012 | ||
| 34 (5-7) | 11 April 2012 | ||
| 35 (5-8) | 2 May 2012 | ||
| 36 (5-9) | 16 May 2012 | ||
| 37 (5-10) | 23 May 2012 | ||
| 38 (5-11) | 30 May 2012 | ||
| 39 (5-12) | The Sweeney | 4 September 2015 (1 hour) |