Yahoo News Unforgotten WILL return for a fourth series
Unforgotten will return to ITV for a fourth series, with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar reprising their roles as DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan respectively.
ITV announced today (September 20) that the hit drama will continue as the two protagonists investigate another "emotionally charged and compelling cold case".
The new six-part series will once again be written by creator Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson.
Also executive producing, Lang said: "I am so delighted to have been asked to make a fourth series of Unforgotten.
"The reaction to series 3 was better than I could ever have expected (with more people watching the last episode than any other in all three series) and I cannot wait to discover what lies ahead for Cassie and Sunny, and to create a whole new cast of characters for them to grapple with."
Back in August, Lang revealed that he was confident the cast would return for another outing, and even told Digital Spy that he wouldn't consider returning to the show without them.
ITV's Head of Drama Polly Hill said: "We have been delighted with the reception of the first three series of Unforgotten and are thrilled to commission a fourth instalment.
"Chris Lang's writing is incredibly powerful and his storytelling utterly compelling, so we have no doubt that the new case will have viewers gripped again."
Elsewhere, Lang's other crime drama Dark Heart – starring Tom Riley and Charlotte Riley – will return to ITV later this year.
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