''The Unforgettable'' is a British television obituary-based documentary programme which aired on

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. 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.

Series overview

Regular Series

2015 Special

Episodes

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

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, which are all now part of

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. 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 ''

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'' bringing the number of episodes to 39.

Series 1 (2000)

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

Series 2 (2000)

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

Series 3 (2001-2002)

Editions are 40 minutes long unless stated.

Series 4 (2010)

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

Series 5 (2011–2012)

All editions are 30 minutes long, unless stated.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Unforgettable, The 2000 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings English-language television shows ITV (TV network) original programming Television series by All3Media