Chris Lang Explores the Depths of Grief in Unforgotten Season Five

09/25/23 • 28 min

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for episode four of Season Five of Unforgotten.

Unforgotten creator and writer Chris Lang knew it would take time for both audiences and characters to grieve the loss of the beloved Cassie Stuart, played by Nicola Walker, and welcome in Jessica James, played by Sinéad Keenan. In this episode, Lang reveals some of the decisions he made when crafting this transition, and why the obvious choice was to lean into the unexpected.

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for episode four of Season Five of Unforgotten.

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