British crime drama labelled ‘better than Line of Duty’ returns in days

A beloved TV constabulary play is returning to ITV successful a substance of days.

Unforgotten, which has been hailed by fans arsenic ‘better than Line of Duty’, hasn’t been connected aerial since 2023 but Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhasker will beryllium backmost arsenic DCI Jessica ‘Jessie’ James and DI Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan adjacent month.

The sixth bid of Chris Lang’s award-winning bid volition commencement connected ITV1 connected February 9, with the 2nd occurrence coming conscionable 1 time later.

Jess and Sunny instrumentality aft quality remains are discovered successful a marsh, with the duo realising the assemblage was dismembered first.

As good arsenic the fan-favourite duo, caller characters volition beryllium introduced including an autistic antheral who lives with his mother, a past lecturer, an outspoken TV commentator, an Afghan antheral grooming for his UK citizenship trial and more.

Despite their ‘separate lives’, each the characters are ‘intrinsically linked by their past’ arsenic the squad effort to fig retired the connections.

The synopsis released past twelvemonth continues: ‘When suspected quality remains are discovered connected Whitney Marsh, Jess and Sunny are called to the scene, ditching their respective plans for the evening overmuch to Jess’s hubby Steve’s chagrin.

‘With Dr Balcombe’s adept investigation of the quality spine, it’s evident the remains are comparatively caller and her conjecture is the assemblage was enactment determination already dismembered.

‘With this cognition Jess and Sunny statesman to hunt the country believing different assemblage parts whitethorn not beryllium excessively acold away.’

Andy Wilson volition proceed his streak of directing each azygous occurrence of Unforgotten aft helming each six successful the caller series.

Creator and writer Lang antecedently teased a communicative which has been gathering ‘for astir 8 years, since the 23rd June 2016, erstwhile our state seemed to fracture successful two’.

He added backmost successful March: ‘The UK, and so the world, has contiguous ne'er seemed much divided, and bid six attempts to effort and recognize however we got to wherever we are now, and possibly much importantly, wherever we tin spell from here.’

In the past, viewers person heaped praise connected Unforgotten for its quality work, and adjacent placed it supra iconic BBC play Line of Duty.

‘Another proposal for Unforgotten – amended characters than Line of Duty,’ @ruskin147 antecedently wrote connected X.

After the Bafta nominations were released successful 2022, @heidraab said: ‘Line of Duty should person been nominated. LOD Season 6 was not arsenic large arsenic erstwhile seasons But overmuch amended than Vigil.

‘I thought Unforgotten was the champion of them each for the year.’

‘I think, taken arsenic a full “Unforgotten” is simply a amended bid than “Line of Duty,”‘ suggested @bazlyons successful 2021, portion @alifoxy81 added: ‘I loved Unforgotten I thought it was amended than Line of Duty x.’

Unforgotten returns to ITV1 astatine 9pm connected February 9.

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