Unforgiven (TV series)
Unforgiven is a three-part British television drama series, written by Sally Wainwright and directed by David Evans, that premiered on ITV in January 2009. Set in Yorkshire, Unforgiven follows Ruth Slater, a woman found guilty of murdering two police officers when she was a teenager. Upon release from prison, Ruth is determined to find her sister, who was adopted shortly after the incident. Unforgiven won the award for Best Drama Series or Serial at the 2009 Royal Television Society Awards.
Synopsis
Ruth Slater, a woman found guilty of murdering two police officers when she was a teenager, is released from prison. She is determined to find her sister, who was adopted shortly after the incident.Cast
- Suranne Jones as Ruth Slater
- Siobhan Finneran as Izzy Ingram
- Peter Davison as John Ingram
- Douglas Hodge as Michael Belcombe
- Jemma Redgrave as Rachel Belcombe
- Matthew McNulty as Steve Whelan
- Emily Beecham as Lucy Belcombe
- Jack Deam as Kieran Whelan
- Flora Spencer-Longhurst as Emily Belcombe
- Faye McKeever as Hannah Whelan
- George Costigan as Eddie Ackroyd
- Rebekah Staton as Tracey Broadbent
- Daryl Fishwick as Carol Crossland
- Freddie Jackson as Charlie Ingram
- Matt Hall as Rufus Ingram
- Will Mellor as Brad
- Bill Rodgers as Alan
Production
Unforgiven was written by Sally Wainwright and directed by David Evans. Cinematography was by Sean Bobbitt. It was produced by the Red Production Company.''Unforgiven is set in Yorkshire, specifically the village of Boothtown in Halifax.''
Broadcast
Unforgiven premiered on ITV on 12 January 2009. Broadcast across three consecutive Mondays at 9:00 pm, the series averaged 7 million viewers across its run.The series was released on DVD on 2 February 2009.
In 2012 it was broadcast on STV.