The Unforgettable
The Unforgettable... is 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.
The Unforgettable | |
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Narrated by | Daniel Abineri (series 1–3) Martin Glyn Murray (series 4–5) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
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Producer(s) | John Quinn |
Running time | 30 to 60 minutes |
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Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
Original release | First run: 21 January 2000 – 21 May 2002 Second run: 8 August 2010 – 30 May 2012 |
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.
Series 1 (2000)
All episodes are 30 minutes long.
- Hattie Jacques (21 January 2000)
- Richard Beckinsale (15 March 2000)
- Larry Grayson (19 March 2000)
- Diana Dors (24 March 2000)
- Kenny Everett (31 March 2000)
- Pat Phoenix (7 April 2000)
Series 2 (2000)
All episodes are 30 minutes long.
- Arthur Lowe (18 September 2000)
- Leonard Rossiter (25 September 2000)
- Sid James (5 December 2000)
- Les Dawson (11 December 2000)
- Frankie Howerd (18 December 2000)
- Beryl Reid (31 December 2000)
Series 3 (2001/2002)
All episodes are 45 minutes long except for Eric which is one hour long.
- Tommy Cooper (2 September 2001)
- John Le Mesurier (9 September 2001)
- Kenneth Williams (23 September 2001)
- Yootha Joyce (3 October 2001)
- Eric Morecambe (2 November 2001)
- Benny Hill (14 December 2001)
- Joan Sims (21 May 2002)
Series 4 (2010)
All episodes are one hour long.
- Bob Monkhouse (8 August 2010)
- Jeremy Beadle (15 August 2010)
- Mollie Sugden (8 September 2010)
- Terry Scott (22 September 2010)
- Harry Secombe (20 December 2010)
- Danny La Rue (21 December 2010)
- Mike Reid (22 December 2010)
- Spike Milligan (23 December 2010)
Series 5 (2011–2012)
- Norman Wisdom (8 November 2011)
- Ernie Wise (26 December 2011)
- John Thaw (1 January 2012)
- Leslie Crowther (11 January 2012)
- Rod Hull (1 February 2012)
- Russell Harty (21 March 2012)
- Dick Emery (11 April 2012)
- Hughie Green (2 May 2012)
- Noele Gordon (16 May 2012)
- Dudley Moore (23 May 2012)
- Gordon Jackson (30 May 2012)
References
- "The Unforgettable... - ITV Factual - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2015.