London,20February2018:Filmingbeginsthismonthonthehighly-anticipatedthirdseriesofITVandMainstreetPictures’compellingcrimedrama,Unforgotten.CreatedandwrittenbyscreenwriterChrisLang(TheTunnel,AMother’sSon,DarkHeart),thenewsix-partseriesseesthereturnofBAFTAnomineeNicolaWalker(LastTangoInHalifax)andSanjeevBhaskar(GoodnessGraciousMe)asDCICassieStuartandDISunil‘Sunny’Khanastheyinvestigateanotheremotionally-chargedcoldcase.ThepairwillbejoinedfortheseriesbyacclaimedactorsAlexJennings(Victoria,TheCrown)KevinRMcNally(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,DesignatedSurvivor),NeilMorrissey(LineOfDuty,TheGoodKarmaHospital)andJamesFleet(IndianSummers,TheVicarOfDibley)whoplayaclose-knitgroupofoldschoolfriendsthathavestoodbyoneanotherthroughthickandthin.However,whenthebodyofateenagegirlwhowentmissingattheturnofthemilleniumisfoundatabuildingsiteofftheM1motorway,thefourmenareplacedunderthespotlightandtheirrelationshipsaretestedtothelimit.ExecutiveProducersandManagingDirectorsofMainstreetPicturesSallyHaynesandLauraMackiesaid,“WearedelightedtoonceagainwelcomesuchafantasticcastofhugelytalentedactorstojoinNicolaandSanjeevforthethirdseriesofUnforgotten.ChrisLang’scomplexandintricatescriptsgetbetterandbettereachyear,andthenewstoryisnoexception.WealsodelvedeeperintoSunnyandCassie’sownpersonallivesthisseries,experiencingtheeffectsthatthecaseshaveontheirownrelationshipsandwellbeing.”SetacrossthesouthofEnglandinlocationsincludingNorfolk,WestSussex,Bristol,HampshireandLondon,thenewserieswillexplorehoweverydaylivescanbefracturedanddestroyedbyoneevent,showingthatappearancescanoftenbedeceiving.Hailedthe“bestdetectivedramaofthedecade”bytheDailyTelegraphand“crimedramaofthehighestclass”byTheGuardian,thefirsttwoseriesprovedhugelysuccessfulwithviewersandcriticsalike,withthelastseriesreceivinganaverageconsolidatedviewingfigureofover6millionwitha21%share.TheserieshasbeencommissionedbyITV’sHeadOfDrama,PollyHill,withMainstreetPictures’SallyHaynes(BleakHouse)andLauraMackie(StateOfPlay)asExecutiveProducers,alongwithcreatorChrisLang.AndyWilson(Endeavour)returnstodirect,whilstGuydeGlanville(AgeBeforeBeauty)isproducingtheseries.TheserieswillbedistributedinternationallybyBBCWorldwide.

精选短评：第三季故事的悬疑值不及前两季，就故事性而言没有之前的丰富饱满，三季看下来基本上有惯例可循，探案有一定套路，但十分值得国内编剧们去学习这样的“套路”。这季四星，还是好剧，节奏依然掌控地不错，希望第四季能有所突破。。。还没找到资源去看的，可到“白叶英剧社”的微博去下载。