London detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.London detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.London detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total
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- ConnectionsFeatured in The Bare Bones of Unforgotten (2015)
- SoundtracksAll We Do
Written by Ant West and Josephine Vander Gucht
Performed by Ant West and Josephine Vander Gucht (as Oh Wonder)
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Review after series 4: a down to earth, exceptionaly well written police show about more realistic investigation proceedings than most other cop shows. Its focus is on realism
Review after series 4:
I struggle with a lot of cop shows because they are so full of stereotypes and predictable components and overdone storylines. What makes Unforgotten the wheat separate from the chaff then? It is in the writing. The show's USP is that it doesn't aim for dramatic action (eg Luther / Bodyguard), nor emotional poignancy (eg The Missing), nor the sex lives of the coppers (eg The Fall). Its focus is on the realistic process of crime solving and the thought processes that coppers go through in order to solve crimes and also to evidence them to the prosecution service. So the writing has to be watertight, and it manages to achieve this. Every element of the case logically moves forward based on clues and theories that the viewer has been privy to, and as a viewer you can follow it all believably and enjoy this process with the coppers at a realistic pace and with realistic stumbling blocks, wrong turns, luck, and outcomes. So this is really clever and really appreciated.
However, this could be the case but the production not be that great, but actually the production, characterisation, and acting are all great too. It is really enjoyable to watch. It is slower and more intellectual than most other cop shows but certainly not dragging nor dull because of it. Though we find out very little about the coppers lives until later series, they are realistic coppers acted well with a really pleasant working relationship that makes you get behind them and enjoy spending time with them.
Finally, the other really impressive thing which allowed me to watch it all without rolling my eyes, is that the writers also clearly tried their very best to stay away from predictable tropes and predictable storylines. And I don't mean that you just didn't see who the murderer was etc, I mean the investigations have unique outcomes that are not all tied off nicely with a bow as many shows are, but that are realistic and double edged, as I imagine real cop work is, because much of life is.
The only thing that I was disappointed in was the end of series 4. It didn't have precedence in the storyline and came out of nowhere and was clearly motivated by the actors career choices outside of the show. Hopefully series 5 will continue the exceptional quality. The only reason it doesn't get 10 is because 10/10 is reserved for my very favourite things that have infinite rewatch value and emotional impact.
However, this could be the case but the production not be that great, but actually the production, characterisation, and acting are all great too. It is really enjoyable to watch. It is slower and more intellectual than most other cop shows but certainly not dragging nor dull because of it. Though we find out very little about the coppers lives until later series, they are realistic coppers acted well with a really pleasant working relationship that makes you get behind them and enjoy spending time with them.
Finally, the other really impressive thing which allowed me to watch it all without rolling my eyes, is that the writers also clearly tried their very best to stay away from predictable tropes and predictable storylines. And I don't mean that you just didn't see who the murderer was etc, I mean the investigations have unique outcomes that are not all tied off nicely with a bow as many shows are, but that are realistic and double edged, as I imagine real cop work is, because much of life is.
The only thing that I was disappointed in was the end of series 4. It didn't have precedence in the storyline and came out of nowhere and was clearly motivated by the actors career choices outside of the show. Hopefully series 5 will continue the exceptional quality. The only reason it doesn't get 10 is because 10/10 is reserved for my very favourite things that have infinite rewatch value and emotional impact.
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- mickman91-1
- Dec 14, 2021
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