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Unforgotten series 4: When is it back? What time? Who’s in the cast? What will happen?

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Jacob Stolworthy
Thursday 18 February 2021 11:10 EST
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Unforgotten is finally returning to ITV for a new series.

Created by Chris Lang, the series first began in 2015 and has amassed a dedicated fanbase over the course of its following two outings.

It’s been more than two years since Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar’s DCI Cassie Stuart (Nicola Walker) and DI Sunil “Sunny” Khan have been on screens.

But the wait is almost over – below, is everything you need to know about the new series of Unforgotten.

When is Unforgotten back and what time is it in?

The fourth series of Unforgotten will begin on ITV this Monday (22 February) at 9pm.

A broadcast date in the US is yet to be announced, but it is shown on PBS’ Masterpiece channel.

Who is starring in Unforgotten series four?

Walker and Bhaskar will be returning alongside their team of investigators, including Carolina Main (DC Fran Lingley), Lewis Reeves (DC Jake Collier) and Jordan Long (DS Murray Boulting).

Nicola Walker in ‘Unforgotten’
Nicola Walker in ‘Unforgotten’ (ITV)

Peter Egan will also be back as Cassie’s father, Martin, and Alastair Mackenzie is returning as Cassie’s boyfriend, John Bentley.

The actors playing the next crop of suspects who will play a part in this series’ murder case are Sheila Hancock, Susan Lynch, Phaldut Sharma, Liz White, Andy Nyman, Clare Calbraith and Lucy Speed.

Filming for the latest series resumed in September 2020, following a hiatus due to the Covid pandemic.

What will happen in Unforgotten series 4?

The new episodes will see Cassie discover that her plans for retirement from the police force have been thwarted just as her father’s dementia is worsening – she learns she isn’t entitled to her full pension payment unless she completes her 30 years of service.

Cassie is gutted, but decides to return to work and join Sunny who is investigating the case of a headless body found dumped in a north London scrapyard. It’s frozen rock solid, leading to the conclusion that it has been stored in a domestic freezer for decades.

READ MORE: Unforgotten recap: Everything that happened in series 1-3 of the ITV drama

Whose remains will be found in Unforgotten series 4?

The fourth series will kick off with the discovery of Millwall Football Club supporter Matthew Walsh’s dismembered body in a scrap metal yard, but the team believes it had previously been stored in a domestic freezer for 30 years.

Considering he had gone missing in the 1990s and the owner of the freezer is dead, the mystery behind Walsh’s death will be a hard one to unravel.

Where can you watch Unforgotten series one to three?

All three series ofUnforgotten are available to stream on Netflix. There is also access to the third series on ITV Hub.

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