You’ll likely know Andrew Lancel best for his long-running roles as Frank Foster in Corrie, or as DI Neil Manson in The Bill. Steve is DCI Jessica James’ troublesome husband, and we suspect we’ll be seeing a fair bit of him. You may recognise her as Caroline du Plessis in noughties Safari drama Wild at Heart, but her career goes way back to the 1960s with the original The Parent Trap, Pollyanna, Whistle Down the Wind and many more. Hayley Mills, the daughter of acting legend Sir John Mills and a star in her own right, plays Lord Tony Hume’s wife, Emma. You might recognise Rhys Yates from his recent role as Smiler in crime thriller The Outlaws, or his previous appearances in Silent Witness, Britannia and Plebs. Lord Hume is a politician, member of the Lords and former Thatcherite who is clearly a pretty big deal, with plenty of money and influence, and both a London flat and a big house in the country. Four New Suspects – And Other New Cast MembersĪs the team searches for clues about the body in the fireplace, we are also introduced to four seemingly unconnected sets of major characters in Series 5 which look like they’re going to play a part in the investigation: Ian McElhinney as Lord Tony Hume Besides, from day one, she definitely has her own emotional baggage to deal with.ĭCI James is played by Sinéad Keenan, who you’ll recognise as Nina the werewolf from Being Human, Addams the green, spiky-headed Vinvocci from Doctor Who’s ‘ The End of Time’ episodes, and from Three Families, the hard-hitting drama about abortion in Northern Ireland.

Sunny’s brand-new boss and partner-in-detecting-crime is DCI Jessica “Jessie” James, an abrupt and unsmiling new lead detective for the team who knows she has big shoes to fill but doesn’t seem bothered about making friends in her new department. Let’s meet the Series 5 cast: Introducing Sinéad Keenan as DCI Jessica James Unlike the previous four series, Series 5 of Unforgotten will also be made available as a bingeable box-set on ITVX as well as airing weekly on ITV, so you’ll have your work cut out to avoid spoilers this time around.

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