The Unforgettable

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The Unforgettable was a British television documentary programme that aired on ITV. It gave a biographical view into the lives of some of Britain's best-remembered entertainers and actors.

Each episode focused on the parallel private and professional life-stories of each person, which included interviews with friends, family and co-stars. The series also used previously unaired home recordings and personal photographs.^[1]

Episodes[]

To date, five series have been produced, the first three from 2000 to 2002, then after an eight-year hiatus the series returned in 2010.

The first two series were made by Watchmaker Productions, series 3 was made by Chrysalis Entertainment and series 4 and 5 are made by North One Television, which are all now part of All3Media.

In total, all 38 episodes were produced.

The obituary-based documentary finally ceased operations for good on 30 May 2012.

Series 1 (2000)[]

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

1. Hattie Jacques (21 January 2000)
2. Richard Beckinsale (15 March 2000)
3. Larry Grayson (19 March 2000)
4. Diana Dors (24 March 2000)
5. Kenny Everett (31 March 2000)
6. Pat Phoenix (7 April 2000)

Series 2 (2000)[]

All 6 episodes are 30 minutes long.

1. Arthur Lowe (18 September 2000)
2. Leonard Rossiter (25 September 2000)
3. Sid James (5 December 2000)
4. Les Dawson (11 December 2000)
5. Frankie Howerd (18 December 2000)
6. Beryl Reid (31 December 2000)

Series 3 (2001/2002)[]

Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 are 45 minutes long except for Eric Morecambe (Episode 5) which is one hour long.

1. Tommy Cooper (2 September 2001)
2. John Le Mesurier (9 September 2001)
3. Kenneth Williams (23 September 2001)
4. Yootha Joyce (3 October 2001)
5. Eric Morecambe (2 November 2001)
6. Benny Hill (14 December 2001)
7. Joan Sims (21 May 2002)

Series 4 (2010)[]

All 8 episodes are one hour long.

1. Bob Monkhouse (8 August 2010)
2. Jeremy Beadle (15 August 2010)
3. Mollie Sugden (8 September 2010)
4. Terry Scott (22 September 2010)
5. Harry Secombe (20 December 2010)
6. Danny La Rue (21 December 2010)
7. Mike Reid (22 December 2010)
8. Spike Milligan (23 December 2010)

Series 5 (2011–2012)[]

All 11 episodes are one hour long.

1. Norman Wisdom (8 November 2011)
2. Ernie Wise (26 December 2011)
3. John Thaw (1 January 2012)
4. Leslie Crowther (11 January 2012)
5. Rod Hull (1 February 2012)
6. Russell Harty (21 March 2012)
7. Dick Emery (11 April 2012)
8. Hughie Green (2 May 2012)
9. Noele Gordon (16 May 2012)
10. Dudley Moore (23 May 2012)
11. Gordon Jackson (30 May 2012)

References[]

External links[]

• The Unforgettable at British Comedy Guide
• The Unforgettable at the British Film Institute