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The Unforgettable

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 (series 1)
North One Television (series 2–5)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release21 January 2000 (2000-01-21) –
21 May 2002 (2002-05-21)
Release8 August 2010 (2010-08-08) –
30 May 2012 (2012-05-30)

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]

Series overview

Regular Series

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

2015 Special

Entitle Date Episodes
The Sweeney 4 September 2015 1

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 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.

No. overall No. in series Episode title Transmission
1 1 Hattie Jacques 21 January 2000
2 2 Richard Beckinsale 15 March 2000
3 3 Larry Grayson 19 March 2000
4 4 Diana Dors 24 March 2000
5 5 Kenny Everett 31 March 2000
6 6 Pat Phoenix 7 April 2000

Series 2 (2000)

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

No. overall No. in series Episode title Transmission
7 1 Arthur Lowe 18 September 2000
8 2 Leonard Rossiter 25 September 2000
9 3 Sid James 5 December 2000
10 4 Les Dawson 11 December 2000
11 5 Frankie Howerd 18 December 2000
12 6 Beryl Reid 31 December 2000

Series 3 (2001-2002)

Editions are 40 minutes long unless stated.

No. overall No. in series Episode title Transmission
13 1 Tommy Cooper 2 September 2001
14 2 John Le Mesurier 9 September 2001
15 3 Kenneth Williams 23 September 2001
16 4 Yootha Joyce 3 October 2001 (30 mins)
17 5 Eric Morecambe 2 November 2001 (1 hour)
18 6 Benny Hill 14 December 2001
19 7 Joan Sims 21 May 2002

Series 4 (2010)

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

No. overall No. in series Episode title Transmission
20 1 Bob Monkhouse 8 August 2010
21 2 Jeremy Beadle 15 August 2010
22 3 Mollie Sugden 8 September 2010 (30 mins)
23 4 Terry Scott 22 September 2010 (30 mins)
24 5 Harry Secombe 20 December 2010
25 6 Danny La Rue 21 December 2010
26 7 Mike Reid 22 December 2010
27 8 Spike Milligan 23 December 2010

Series 5 (2011–2012)

All editions are 30 minutes long, unless stated.

No. overall No. in series Episode title Transmission
28 1 Norman Wisdom 8 November 2011
29 2 Ernie Wise 26 December 2011 (1 hour)
30 3 John Thaw 1 January 2012 (1 hour)
31 4 Leslie Crowther 11 January 2012
32 5 Rod Hull 1 February 2012
33 6 Russell Harty 21 March 2012
34 7 Dick Emery 11 April 2012
35 8 Hughie Green 2 May 2012
36 9 Noele Gordon 16 May 2012
37 10 Dudley Moore 23 May 2012
38 11 Gordon Jackson 30 May 2012
39 12 The Sweeney 4 September 2015 (1 hour)

References

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