The Unforgettable

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The Unforgettable
Narrated by Daniel 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
Network ITV
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.

Contents

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 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. overallNo. in seriesEpisode titleTransmission
11 Hattie Jacques 21 January 2000
22 Richard Beckinsale 15 March 2000
33 Larry Grayson 19 March 2000
44 Diana Dors 24 March 2000
55 Kenny Everett 31 March 2000
66 Pat Phoenix 7 April 2000

Series 2 (2000)

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

No. overallNo. in seriesEpisode titleTransmission
71 Arthur Lowe 18 September 2000
82 Leonard Rossiter 25 September 2000
93 Sid James 5 December 2000
104 Les Dawson 11 December 2000
115 Frankie Howerd 18 December 2000
126 Beryl Reid 31 December 2000

Series 3 (2001-2002)

Editions are 40 minutes long unless stated.

No. overallNo. in seriesEpisode titleTransmission
131 Tommy Cooper 2 September 2001
142 John Le Mesurier 9 September 2001
153 Kenneth Williams 23 September 2001
164 Yootha Joyce 3 October 2001 (30 mins)
175 Eric Morecambe 2 November 2001 (1 hour)
186 Benny Hill 14 December 2001
197 Joan Sims 21 May 2002

Series 4 (2010)

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

No. overallNo. in seriesEpisode titleTransmission
201 Bob Monkhouse 8 August 2010
212 Jeremy Beadle 15 August 2010
223 Mollie Sugden 8 September 2010 (30 mins)
234 Terry Scott 22 September 2010 (30 mins)
245 Harry Secombe 20 December 2010
256 Danny La Rue 21 December 2010
267 Mike Reid 22 December 2010
278 Spike Milligan 23 December 2010

Series 5 (2011–2012)

All editions are 30 minutes long, unless stated.

No. overallNo. in seriesEpisode titleTransmission
281 Norman Wisdom 8 November 2011
292 Ernie Wise 26 December 2011 (1 hour)
303 John Thaw 1 January 2012 (1 hour)
314 Leslie Crowther 11 January 2012
325 Rod Hull 1 February 2012
336 Russell Harty 21 March 2012
347 Dick Emery 11 April 2012
358 Hughie Green 2 May 2012
369 Noele Gordon 16 May 2012
3710 Dudley Moore 23 May 2012
3811 Gordon Jackson 30 May 2012
3912 The Sweeney 4 September 2015 (1 hour)

References

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