The Unforgettable

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

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.

The Unforgettable
Narrated by	Daniel Abineri (series 1–3) Martin Glyn Murray (series 4–5)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	39
Production
Producer	John Quinn
Running time	30 to 60 minutes
Production companies	Watchmaker Productions (series 1) North One Television (series 2–5)
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	21 January 2000 (2000-01-21) – 21 May 2002 (2002-05-21)
Release	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.

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)

External links

• The Unforgettable at British Comedy Guide
• The Unforgettable at British Film Institute