Unforgivable (2025 film)
| Unforgivable | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Screenplay by | Jimmy McGovern |
| Directed by | Julia Ford |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Donna Molloy |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 24 July 2025 |
Unforgivable is a British television drama from Jimmy McGovern, starring Anna Friel, Bobby Schofield, Mark Womack, Austin Haynes, David Threlfall and Anna Maxwell Martin.
Cast
- Anna Friel as Anna MacKinney
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Katherine Farrell
- Bobby Schofield as Joe Mitchell
- Austin Haynes as Tom MacKinney
- Finn McParland as Peter MacKinney Jnr.
- Jonas Armstrong as Peter MacKinney Snr.
- David Threlfall as Brian Mitchell
- Mark Womack as Paul Patterson
- Phina Oruche as Jodie Taylor
- Paddy Rowan as Sammy Mcveigh
Production
The project was scripted by Jimmy McGovern and directed by Julia Ford with Donna Molloy as producer. McGovern and Colin McKeown from LA Productions were executive producers with Nawfal Faizullah and Katherine Bond.[1]
The cast for the single 90-minute drama is led by Bobby Schofield and Anna Friel, with support from Anna Maxwell Martin, David Threlfall, Austin Haynes and Mark Womack with Phina Oruche and Finn McParland.[2][3]
It was set and filmed in Liverpool with filming starting in September 2024. First look images from the set were released in July 2025.[4][5]
Broadcast
It was broadcast on 24 July 2025 on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.[6]
Reception
Reviewing the programme for The Guardian, Lucy Mangan awarded it five stars out of five, praising the "faultless" performances of the cast, Womack in particular, who she described as "mesmeric"; Mangan also noted that Unforgivable was free of "the agitprop that can creep into McGovern’s always impassioned work".[7]
References
- ^ Goldbart, Max; Whittock, Jesse (1 July 2025). "First Look At Anna Maxwell-Martin In Jimmy McGovern's 'Unforgivable'; Blast Films Hires Creative Director; Australian Streaming Docs Study – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (12 September 2024). "Anna Friel, Anna Maxwell Martin to Star in New BBC Drama from 'Time' Creator Jimmy McGovern". Variety. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Hibbs, James (1 July 2025). "Line of Duty and Marcella stars in first look at dark new BBC crime drama Unforgivable". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Amin, Meghan (1 July 2025). "BBC shares first-look at Anna Friel in chilling new Liverpool drama". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Daniels, Nia (12 September 2024). "Jimmy McGovern drama films in Liverpool". The Knowledge Online. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "First look: Jimmy McGovern's Unforgivable". Televisual. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (24 July 2025). "Unforgivable review – Jimmy McGovern's mesmeric new drama is even better than Adolescence". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
External links
- Unforgivable at IMDb