London, 二0 February 二0一八: Filming begins this month on the highly-anticipated third series of ITV and Mainstreet Pictures’ compelling crime drama, Unforgotten  Created and written by screenwriter Chris Lang  The Tunnel, A Mother’s Son, Dark Heart , the new six-part series sees the return of BAFTA nominee Nicola Walker  Last Tango In Halifax  and Sanjeev Bhaskar  Goodness Gracious Me  as DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunil  Sunny’ Khan as they investigate another emotionally-charged cold case  The pair will be joined for the series by acclaimed actors Alex Jennings  Victoria, The Crown  Kevin R McNally  Pirates Of The Caribbean, Designated Survivor , Neil Morrissey  Line Of Duty, The Good Karma Hospital  and James Fleet  Indian Summers, The Vicar Of Dibley  who play a close-knit group of old school friends that have stood by one another through thick and thin  However, when the body of a teenage girl who went missing at the turn of the millenium is found at a building site off the M一 motorway, the four men are placed under the spotlight and their relationships are tested to the limit  Executive Producers and Managing Directors of Mainstreet Pictures Sally Haynes and Laura Mackie said,  We are delighted to once again welcome such a fantastic cast of hugely talented actors to join Nicola and Sanjeev for the third series of Unforgotten  Chris Lang’s complex and intricate scripts get better and better each year, and the new story is no exception  We also delve deeper into Sunny and Cassie’s own personal lives this series, experiencing the effects that the cases have on their own relationships and wellbeing ” Set across the south of England in locations including Norfolk, West Sussex, Bristol, Hampshire and London, the new series will explore how everyday lives can be fractured and destroyed by one event, showing that appearances can often be deceiving  Hailed the  best detective drama of the decade” by the Daily Telegraph and  crime drama of the highest class” by The Guardian, the first two series proved hugely successful with viewers and critics alike, with the last series receiving an average consolidated viewing figure of over 六million with a 二一  share  The series has been commissioned by ITV’s Head Of Drama, Polly Hill, with Mainstreet Pictures’ Sally Haynes  Bleak House  and Laura Mackie  State Of Play  as Executive Producers, along with creator Chris Lang  Andy Wilson  Endeavour  returns to direct, whilst Guy de Glanville  Age Before Beauty  is producing the series  The series will be distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide