The Unforgettable

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{{Infobox television

| image =

| runtime = 30 to 60 minutes

| creator =

| narrated = Daniel Abineri (series 1–3)
Martin Glyn Murray (series 4–5)

| starring =

| director =

| producer = John Quinn

| editor =

| company = Watchmaker Productions (series 1)
North One Television (series 2–5)

| channel = ITV

| num_series = 5

| num_episodes = 39

| first_aired = {{Start date|2000|01|21|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2002|05|21|df=y}}

| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2010|08|08|df=y}}

| last_aired2 = {{End date|2012|05|30|df=y}}

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| location =

| related =

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_unforgettable/ |title=The Unforgettable... - ITV Factual - British Comedy Guide |website=Comedy.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-12-22}}

Series overview

=Regular Series=

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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=

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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.

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11Hattie Jacques21 January 2000
22Richard Beckinsale15 March 2000
33Larry Grayson19 March 2000
44Diana Dors24 March 2000
55Kenny Everett31 March 2000
66Pat Phoenix7 April 2000

=Series 2 (2000)=

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

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71Arthur Lowe18 September 2000
82Leonard Rossiter25 September 2000
93Sid James5 December 2000
104Les Dawson11 December 2000
115Frankie Howerd18 December 2000
126Beryl Reid31 December 2000

=Series 3 (2001-2002)=

Editions are 40 minutes long unless stated.

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131Tommy Cooper2 September 2001
142John Le Mesurier9 September 2001
153Kenneth Williams23 September 2001
164Yootha Joyce3 October 2001 (30 mins)
175Eric Morecambe2 November 2001 (1 hour)
186Benny Hill14 December 2001
197Joan Sims21 May 2002

=Series 4 (2010)=

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

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201Bob Monkhouse8 August 2010
212Jeremy Beadle15 August 2010
223Mollie Sugden8 September 2010 (30 mins)
234Terry Scott22 September 2010 (30 mins)
245Harry Secombe20 December 2010
256Danny La Rue21 December 2010
267Mike Reid22 December 2010
278Spike Milligan23 December 2010

=Series 5 (2011–2012)=

Episodes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are 30 minutes long except episodes 2, 3 and the final episode titled The Sweeney are one hour long.

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281Norman Wisdom8 November 2011
292Ernie Wise26 December 2011 (1 hour)
303John Thaw1 January 2012 (1 hour)
314Leslie Crowther11 January 2012
325Rod Hull1 February 2012
336Russell Harty21 March 2012
347Dick Emery11 April 2012
358Hughie Green2 May 2012
369Noele Gordon16 May 2012
3710Dudley Moore23 May 2012
3811Gordon Jackson30 May 2012
3912The Sweeney4 September 2015 (1 hour)

References

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