Overview

• Chris Lang will hand over writing duties after the upcoming seventh series, having scripted 42 episodes of Unforgotten since its 2015 debut.
• ITV recommissioned the drama for a seventh season in February, defying fan concerns about a potential cancellation.
• The sixth season’s premiere attracted 7.4 million viewers, making it one of the network’s highest-rated dramas last year.
• Recent storylines tackling immigration, racism and the COVID-19 pandemic sparked vocal viewer criticism labeling the show as overly 'woke'.
• Lang’s planned exit and the 2023 replacement of original lead Nicola Walker with Sinéad Keenan fuel doubts about the series’ creative future.