London, 20 Feuary 2018: Filming begins this month on the highly-anticiated third series of ITV and Mainstreet Pictures’ comelling crime drama, Unforgotten.Created and written by screenwriter Chris Lang (The Tunnel, A Mother’s Son, Dark Heart), the new six-art 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 air 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 Hosital) and James Fleet (Indian Summers, The Vicar Of Dibley) who lay a close-knit grou 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 M1 motorway, the four men are laced under the sotlight and their relationshis 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 comlex and intricate scrits get better and better each year, and the new story is no excetion. We also delve deeer into Sunny and Cassie’s own ersonal lives this series, exeriencing the effects that the cases have on their own relationshis and wellbeing.”Set across the south of England in locations including Norfolk, West Sussex, Bristol, Hamshire and London, the new series will exlore how everyday lives can be fractured and destroyed by one event, showing that aearances can often be deceiving.Hailed the “best detective drama of the decade” by the Daily Telegrah and “crime drama of the highest class” by The Guardian, the first two series roved hugely successful with viewers and critics alike, with the last series receiving an average consolidated viewing figure of over 6million with a 21% 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 roducing the series. The series will be distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide.