The essential episodes of Unforgotten
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Unforgotten — each pick states its reason.
- 01
A skeleton found in the cellar of a building being demolished prompts investigation from DCI Cassie Stuart and her colleague DS Sunny Khan into the murder of a young man that could potentially span back thousands of years.Discovery of what they believe to be a car key near the body not only dates it to within the last 65 years, but also leads them on a trail in the hope of identifying the victim.At the end of the trail is a diary belonging to Jimmy Sullivan, a young man missing since 1976 who appears to be the victim. The final pages of the diary contain several names and addresses, amongst them are Beth, Father Rob, Frankie C and Mr. Slater. Four seemingly unconnected people living very separate lives. It is now down to Cassie and Sunny to find out what happened to Jimmy and to finally get him home.
- 02
Having identified the body in the cellar as Jimmy Sullivan, Cassie visits the victim's mother, who is relieved that she might finally find out what happened to her son 39 years after he went missing. The detectives focus their investigation on the names in Jimmy's diary, who are revealed to be a government advisor, a priest, a retired bookkeeper and a housewife with a secret past. What part, if any, could these four wildly different people have played in Jimmy's disappearance and demise?
- 03
Father Robert's revelations prove to have lasting repercussions, especially for Caroline when she goes into premature labour. Bella and Josh deliberate over the best way to deal with their father, the search for Lizzie continues and Maureen is finally able to lay Jimmy to rest.
- 04
With each of the suspects having a motive, opportunity or connection to victim, David Walker, Cassie and Sunny try to join the dots to discover who actually killed him 25 years earlier.
- 05
Cassie and Sunny call James, Tim and Chris back for further questioning following the revelation that they have all lied about their whereabouts on the night of Hayley's disappearance. With Pete having said he saw Eliot climbing back into the holiday home through the window in the early hours of New Year's Day, the focus is on James as Cassie and Sunny suspect his son may have accidentally killed Hayley whilst driving erratically. Meanwhile, Fran thinks she has cracked a code in Hayley's diary.
- 06
When a headless and handless body is found in a North London scrapyard, the team led by Sunny are called to investigate. They suspect the body was illegally dumped, perhaps transported inside a white goods item. This is confirmed when pathologist Leanne Balcombe finds that the dismembered corpse had been frozen. The body is identified as one Matthew Walsh who went missing 30 years before and we start to meet four people who may be connected with his disappearance.
- 07
Andrews is still unconvinced that there is enough evidence to tie four police officers to the Walsh murder. But with Fogerty dead, Cassie believes the only way to determine the truth is to interview the passengers of his car on the night in question.
- 08
Cassie and Sunny discover Walsh was chased by all four suspects on the night in question. Willets realizes Fiona's blood sample may have been deliberately lost by Liz.
- 09
Despite a tragic turn of events, Sunny and the team narrow down the suspects. Will they find conclusive proof of who the murder weapon belonged to?
- 10
When a severed leg is discovered inside a chimney the team get to work identifying the victim. Cassie's replacement has a rocky start as she clashes with a grieving Sunny.
- 11
The team work to identify the body found in the chimney flue as forensics reveal the cause of death. Jess and Sunny visit the victim's mother to break the devastating news. They find the pair had a tumultuous relationship.
- 12
Sunny and Jess's personal lives go from bad to worse while they struggle to keep focused. Meanwhile, the suspect list grows and a mother and son are put under the microscope.
- 13
Can Sunny, Jess and the team bring the clues in the case together and unravel the secrets to solve it?
- 14
The Bishop Street team investigate the deceased's record, relationships, and enemies, and Jess and Sunny make contact with his widow. No one is as innocent as they first seem.
- 15
For better or worse, Jess and Sunny finally get the truth from Asif, Marty, Mel, and Juliet. But both on and off the case, the truth leads to difficult decisions.
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