Filming Begins on Unforgotten Season 7
Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sinéad Keenan Reprise Their Roles
[January 26, 2026] MASTERPIECE on PBS, Mainstreet Pictures and ITV are pleased to announce that filming has begun on Unforgotten Season 7, the multi-award-winning crime drama created and written by award-winning screenwriter Chris Lang.
Sanjeev Bhaskar (DCI Sunny Khan) and Sinéad Keenan (DCI Jess James) return to lead Unforgotten Season 7, reprising their acclaimed on-screen partnership as the team investigates a complex and emotionally charged cold case.
Joining Sanjeev and Sinéad for Unforgotten Season 7 are Sophie Rundle (After the Flood, Gentleman Jack, Peaky Blinders), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Kill Jackie, The Reckoning), Jo Hartley (Adolescence, Passenger), Paul Kaye (The Hack, Game of Thrones), Nicholas Burns (The Serpent Queen, Black Mirror), Natalie Simpson (Trigger Point, Outlander), Kirsty J Curtis (Joan, Harlots), Andrew Tiernan (Joan, Happy Valley), Ben Bailey Smith (The 6th Commandment, Black Mirror) and Dominic Coleman (Bridgerton, The Jetty).
The Unforgotten Season 7 cast also includes David Fynn (Daddy Issues, Lazarus), India Brown (Honey Bunch, Invasion), Sonya Nisa (Waterloo Road, Damsel), Joshua Sher (Lynley, Vera), Rachel Atkins (The Hack, Grantchester), Roger Dipper (Malice, Sherwood), Cameron Jack (River City, The Wheel of Time), Mark Jax (Jack Ryan, Merlin), Joe McNamara (Call the Midwife), Yazdan Qafouri (I Came By). Also joining the cast are celebrated British actors Paula Wilcox (Coronation Street, Trying) and Philip Martin Brown (Darkest Hour, Waterloo Road).
Directed by Andy Wilson, who has overseen all six previous seasons, Unforgotten Season 7 opens with the chilling discovery of human remains in the crawl space of a house in Ladbroke Grove, London. Early forensic analysis suggests the body is that of a child and has been deliberately concealed for several years. The investigation takes a deeply personal turn for the team when a DNA match links the victim to a previously closed historic case, compelling DCI Sunny Khan and DCI Jess James to revisit the original inquiry and unravel the truth behind a decades-old crime.
The investigation into the young victim's life leads the team to a new cast of characters whose present-day lives conceal dark secrets, including a troubled social worker, Mary Brock (Sophie Rundle), a respected inmate, Lacee Cook (Kirsty J Curtis), a struggling addict, Hugh Swafham (Julian Rhind-Tutt), and a tenacious journalist, Ruby Allenford (Natalie Simpson).
Jess and Sunny’s loyal police team also reassemble, featuring Jordan Long as DS Murray Boulting, Carolina Main as DS Fran Lingley, and Pippa Nixon as DC Kaz Willets. Georgia Mackenzie also returns as Pathologist Dr Leanne Balcombe. Other returning cast members include Andrew Lancel (I Fought the Law, and The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe) as Jess’s ex-husband, Steve, and Kate Robbins (The Couple Next Door, Afterlife) as her mother, Kate.
Produced by Deborah Morgan, who served as line producer for seasons 5 and 6, the new season will showcase a diverse range of locations across the UK, setting the scene for the new investigation. These include the central London location of Ladbroke Grove, the coastal setting of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and locations in Coventry and Halifax, as well as Reading Prison.
“It is a true honor and privilege to be making another series of Unforgotten for ITV. We are so excited to be bringing another powerful and deeply emotional story, written by the exceptional Chris Lang to the screen, directed by the brilliant Andy Wilson, and brought to life by our stellar cast, led by Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar," commented Sally Haynes and Guy de Glanville, Executive Producers for Mainstreet Pictures. "The commission of a seventh series reflects the continued success of the series and the enduring loyalty of its audience, made possible by the incredible support of Polly Hill and Huw Kennair Jones at ITV, and Susanne Simpson at MASTERPIECE.”
“Unforgotten continues to be one of the most powerful series on television," commented MASTERPIECE Head of Scripted Content and Executive Producer, Susanne Simpson. "The exceptional writer Chris Lang delivers yet another complex mystery that is nuanced and full of humanity. The incredible cast, director and producers have made this a ‘can’t miss’ show for our American audience.”
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