Unforgotten Season 1

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Unforgotten launched on ITV in October 2015 with a structural formula that distinguished it from procedural convention: human remains are found, a cold case opens, and the investigation draws in four or five suspects whose present lives are carefully established before the past dismantles them. Chris Lang's writing was disciplined in ways critics quickly noticed - the discipline James Donaghy described in the Guardian as every development emerging organically from character rather than plot convenience. Nicola Walker's DCI Cassie Stuart and Sanjeev Bhaskar's DI Sunny Khan formed a partnership of unusual warmth and intelligence. The Metacritic score of 78 reflected a consensus that the series was serious, emotionally intelligent British crime drama in the best tradition. The 73 percent Rotten Tomatoes score was lower than later seasons would achieve, suggesting the format's pleasures were not immediately obvious to all critics.

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