The Unforgettable

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.

This article is about the UK TV series. For other uses, see Unforgettable (disambiguation).

The Unforgettable
Narrated byDaniel Abineri (series 1–3)
Martin Glyn Murray (series 4–5)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes39
Production
ProducerJohn Quinn
Running time30 to 60 minutes
Production companiesWatchmaker Productions (season 1)
North One Television (season 2–5)
Release
Original networkITV
Original release
  • First run:
    21 January 2000 (2000-01-21) – 21 May 2002 (2002-05-21)
  • Second run:
    8 August 2010 (2010-08-08) – 30 May 2012 (2012-05-30)

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 overview

Regular Series
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
121 January 20007 April 20006
218 September 200031 December 20006
32 September 200121 May 20027
48 August 201023 December 20108
58 November 201130 May 201211

2015 Special
EntitleDateEpisodes
The Sweeney4 September 20151

Episodes

To date, five series have been produced, the first three from 2000 to 2002. Following an eight-year hiatus, the series returned in 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.

Series 1 (2000)

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long unless stated.

  1. Hattie Jacques (21 January 2000)
  2. Richard Beckinsale (15 March 2000) (45 minutes)
  3. Larry Grayson (19 March 2000)
  4. Diana Dors (24 March 2000)
  5. Kenny Everett (31 March 2000)
  6. Pat Phoenix (7 April 2000)

Series 2 (2000)

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

  1. Arthur Lowe (18 September 2000)
  2. Leonard Rossiter (25 September 2000)
  3. Sid James (5 December 2000)
  4. Les Dawson (11 December 2000)
  5. Frankie Howerd (18 December 2000)
  6. Beryl Reid (31 December 2000)

Series 3 (2001-2002)

Editions are 40 minutes long unless stated.

  1. Tommy Cooper (2 September 2001)
  2. John Le Mesurier (9 September 2001)
  3. Kenneth Williams (23 September 2001)
  4. Yootha Joyce (3 October 2001) (30 mins)
  5. Eric Morecambe (2 November 2001) (1 hour)
  6. Benny Hill (14 December 2001)
  7. Joan Sims (21 May 2002) (30 mins)

Series 4 (2010)

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

  1. Bob Monkhouse (8 August 2010)
  2. Jeremy Beadle (15 August 2010)
  3. Mollie Sugden (8 September 2010) (30 minutes)
  4. Terry Scott (22 September 2010) (30 minutes)
  5. Harry Secombe (20 December 2010)
  6. Danny La Rue (21 December 2010)
  7. Mike Reid (22 December 2010)
  8. Spike Milligan (23 December 2010)

Series 5 (2011–2012)

All editions are 30 minutes long, unless stated.

  1. Norman Wisdom (8 November 2011)
  2. Ernie Wise (26 December 2011) (1 hour)
  3. John Thaw (1 January 2012) (1 hour)
  4. Leslie Crowther (11 January 2012)
  5. Rod Hull (1 February 2012)
  6. Russell Harty (21 March 2012)
  7. Dick Emery (11 April 2012)
  8. Hughie Green (2 May 2012)
  9. Noele Gordon (16 May 2012)
  10. Dudley Moore (23 May 2012)
  11. Gordon Jackson (30 May 2012)
  12. The Sweeney (4 September 2015) (1 hour)

References
  1. "The Unforgettable... - ITV Factual - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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