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* NewMediaIsEvil: Everywhere but especially in Series 3, where a woman who [[DisappointedByTheMotive "wants to be a journalist"]] leaks [[spoiler:Pete's]] name just for some attention and the hope of getting a job, and is indirectly responsible for [[spoiler:him]] getting killed. And Hayley Reid's parents are constantly barraged by trolls.
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* NewMediaIsEvil: NewMediaAreEvil: Everywhere but especially in Series 3, where a woman who [[DisappointedByTheMotive "wants to be a journalist"]] leaks [[spoiler:Pete's]] name just for some attention and the hope of getting a job, and is indirectly responsible for [[spoiler:him]] getting killed. And Hayley Reid's parents are constantly barraged by trolls.
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* NewMediaIsEvil: Everywhere but especially in Series 3, where a woman who [[DisappointedByTheMotive "wants to be a journalist"]] leaks [[spoiler:Pete's]] name just for some attention and the hope of getting a job, and is indirectly responsible for [[spoiler:him]] getting killed. And Hayley Reid's parents are constantly barraged by trolls.
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* StrangersOnATrainMurderPlot: [[spoiler:Series 2 towards people who have been in psychiatric care for the trauma of child sexual abuse.]]
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* StrangersOnATrainMurderPlot: StrangersOnATrainPlotMurder: [[spoiler:Series 2 towards people who have been in psychiatric care for the trauma of child sexual abuse.]]
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* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: To the point where anyone who is ''being'' helpful is instantly suspicious. Overlapping with...
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Tessa in Series 2 and [[spoiler:Finch]] in Series 1 are two notable examples.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Tessa in Series 2 and [[spoiler:Finch]] in Series 1 are two notable examples.
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* EverybodyDidIt: [[spoiler:Series 2 is about a conspiracy of child abuse victims who "switch" murders of their attackers.]]
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* RedHerring: Every episode, naturally, but some egregious ones include Marion's links to the IRA in Series 2, Elliott's car acci dent and ''all'' of Pete's exploits in Season 3.
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* ShutUpHannibal: Sunny even calls [[spoiler:Tim Finch]] a Hannibal Lecter knockoff in the Series 3 finale.
* StrangersOnATrainMurderPlot: [[spoiler:Series 2 towards people who have been in psychiatric care for the trauma of child sexual abuse.]]
* StrangersOnATrainMurderPlot: [[spoiler:Series 2 towards people who have been in psychiatric care for the trauma of child sexual abuse.]]
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** Series 2 had [[spoiler:Marion Kelsey, Colin Osborne and Sara Mahmoud]]. The [[spoiler: three]] were motivated by revenge and worked together to kill each other's abusers thus giving each other perfect alibis.
** Series 3 had [[spoiler:Tim Finch]]. Whilst series 2 has a killer who was a victim and sought revenge and series 1 had a killer who was similarly motivated [[spoiler:Finch]] did what he did simply ForTheEvulz.
** Series 3 had [[spoiler:Tim Finch]]. Whilst series 2 has a killer who was a victim and sought revenge and series 1 had a killer who was similarly motivated [[spoiler:Finch]] did what he did simply ForTheEvulz.
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** Series 2 had [[spoiler:Marion Kelsey, Colin Osborne and Sara Mahmoud]]. The [[spoiler: three]] were motivated by revenge and worked together to kill each other's abusers thus giving each other perfect alibis. \n They were all distraught and broken by [[RapeAsBackstory their experiences as children,]]
** Series 3 had [[spoiler:Tim Finch]]. Whilst series 2 has a killer who was a victim and sought revenge and series 1 had a killer who was similarly motivated [[spoiler:Finch]] did what he did simply ForTheEvulz. In addition, [[spoiler:he]] is well-respected, affluent, and outwardly respectable.
** Series 3 had [[spoiler:Tim Finch]]. Whilst series 2 has a killer who was a victim and sought revenge and series 1 had a killer who was similarly motivated [[spoiler:Finch]] did what he did simply ForTheEvulz. In addition, [[spoiler:he]] is well-respected, affluent, and outwardly respectable.
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* ShippingBedDeath: Although not sex. You can't really blame people for shipping Sunny and Cassie, two dysfunctional and lonely detectives, but Cassie awkwardly kissing Sunny (and being shut down) at the end of Series 2 more or less torpedoes it.
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* BittersweetEnding: The show seem quite fond of these:
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** Series 2 sees Cassie and Sunny chose [[spoiler: not to charge Marion, Sara and Colin with the murders of their abusers]] based on lack of genuine concrete evidence but also because the two decide that the last thirty years have been punishment enough for [[spoiler: the three]]. That said, evading prison doesn't erase the incredible pain they endured and it isn't clear that when they admit the murders to [[spoiler: their partners if they forgive them or not, particularly Simon, Colin's husband.]]
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** Series 2 sees Cassie and Sunny chose choose [[spoiler: not to charge Marion, Sara and Colin with the murders of their abusers]] based on lack of genuine concrete evidence but also because the two decide that the last thirty years have been punishment enough for [[spoiler: the three]]. That said, evading prison doesn't erase the incredible pain they endured and it isn't clear that when they admit the murders to [[spoiler: their partners if they forgive them or not, particularly Simon, Colin's husband.]]
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* NoBisexuals: In series 2, it's simply assumed that because he has a male partner, Colin Osborne must be gay, and thus is unlikely to have [[spoiler: raped a woman]].
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* LetOffByTheDetective: Cassie and Sunny allow [[spoiler: Marion, Simon and Sara]] to get away with the murders on account of living with the pain of their abuse for the past thirty or so years as being punishment enough. Also helps that the victims were the epitome of AssholeVictim.
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* WhamLine: In a series full of them one from the series 3 finale really sticks out:
--> [[spoiler:'''Tim Finch''':]]If we can do this properly...if we can do this with respect...if we can avoid turning it all into some sort of sordid circus...I'll tell you where the others are buried too.
--> [[spoiler:'''Tim Finch''':]]If we can do this properly...if we can do this with respect...if we can avoid turning it all into some sort of sordid circus...I'll tell you where the others are buried too.
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** Series 3 ends with Cassie having a mental breakdown and taking leave of work but repairing her relationship with her father as well as starting a relationship with John Bentley. [[spoiler: Finch]] is finally punished for his crimes but the police are forced to cooperate with him as he reveals [[spoilers: he's raped and murdered possibly countless teenage girls up and down the country.]] But ultimately Hayley's mother and twin sister are able to find peace and establish a memorial garden in Hayley's memory.
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** Series 3 ends with Cassie having a mental breakdown and taking leave of work but repairing her relationship with her father as well as starting a relationship with John Bentley. [[spoiler: Finch]] is finally punished for his crimes but the police are forced to cooperate with him as he reveals [[spoilers: [[spoiler: he's raped and murdered possibly countless teenage girls up and down the country.]] But ultimately Hayley's mother and twin sister are able to find peace and establish a memorial garden in Hayley's memory.
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** Series 3 ends with Cassie having a mental breakdown and taking leave of work but repairing her relationship with her father as well as starting a relationship with John Bentley. [[spoiler: Finch]] is finally punished for his crimes but the police are forced to cooperate with him as he reveals [[spoilers: he's raped and murdered possibly countless teenage girls up and down the country.]] But ultimately Hayley's mother and twin sister are able to find peace and establish a memorial garden in Hayley's memory.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Creator Chris Lang sought for each killer in the cases to be distinct from one another in terms of motivation:
** Series 1 had [[spoiler:Claire Slater]]. She was a mentally unwell woman who was caught in up a crime of passion and never fully realised what she had done.
** Series 2 had [[spoiler:Marion Kelsey, Colin Osborne and Sara Mahmoud]]. The [[spoiler: three]] were motivated by revenge and worked together to kill each other's abusers thus giving each other perfect alibis.
** Series 3 had [[spoiler:Tim Finch]]. Whilst series 2 has a killer who was a victim and sought revenge and series 1 had a killer who was similarly motivated [[spoiler:Finch]] did what he did simply ForTheEvulz.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Creator Chris Lang sought for each killer in the cases to be distinct from one another in terms of motivation:
** Series 1 had [[spoiler:Claire Slater]]. She was a mentally unwell woman who was caught in up a crime of passion and never fully realised what she had done.
** Series 2 had [[spoiler:Marion Kelsey, Colin Osborne and Sara Mahmoud]]. The [[spoiler: three]] were motivated by revenge and worked together to kill each other's abusers thus giving each other perfect alibis.
** Series 3 had [[spoiler:Tim Finch]]. Whilst series 2 has a killer who was a victim and sought revenge and series 1 had a killer who was similarly motivated [[spoiler:Finch]] did what he did simply ForTheEvulz.
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* OneDegreeOfSeperation: Each series introduces a set of characters who are seemingly strangers to one another but as each episode goes by more and more connections are drawn between them all.
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** Series 1 ends with[[spoiler: Claire Slater]] being discovered to be Jimmy and Nick's murderer but won't serve and prison time as a result of [[spoiler: her condition and thus will live out her days in a care home being tortured by her son.]] However, Maureen finally learns what happened to her son and can bury him. Robert and Lizzie earn the forgiveness of their families but Sir Phillip commits suicide in prison and Eric will serve prison time for [[spoiler: protecting Claire and covering for her.]]
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** Series 1 ends with[[spoiler: with [[spoiler: Claire Slater]] being discovered to be Jimmy and Nick's murderer but won't serve and prison time as a result of [[spoiler: her condition and thus will live out her days in a care home being tortured by her son.]] However, Maureen finally learns what happened to her son and can bury him. Robert and Lizzie earn the forgiveness of their families but Sir Phillip commits suicide in prison and Eric will serve prison time for [[spoiler: protecting Claire and covering for her.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Claire Slater]] is discovered to be Jimmy and Nick's murdered but won't serve and prison time as a result of [[spoiler: her condition and thus will live out her days in a care home being tortured by her son.]] However, Maureen finally learns what happened to her son and can bury him. Robert and Lizzie earn the forgiveness of their families but Sir Phillip commits suicide in prison and Eric will serve prison time for [[spoiler: protecting Claire and covering for her.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The show seem quite fond of these:
** Series 1 ends with[[spoiler: Claire Slater]]is being discovered to be Jimmy and Nick's murdered murderer but won't serve and prison time as a result of [[spoiler: her condition and thus will live out her days in a care home being tortured by her son.]] However, Maureen finally learns what happened to her son and can bury him. Robert and Lizzie earn the forgiveness of their families but Sir Phillip commits suicide in prison and Eric will serve prison time for [[spoiler: protecting Claire and covering for her.]]
** Series 2 sees Cassie and Sunny chose [[spoiler: not to charge Marion, Sara and Colin with the murders of their abusers]] based on lack of genuine concrete evidence but also because the two decide that the last thirty years have been punishment enough for [[spoiler: the three]]. That said, evading prison doesn't erase the incredible pain they endured and it isn't clear that when they admit the murders to [[spoiler: their partners if they forgive them or not, particularly Simon, Colin's husband.]]
** Series 1 ends with[[spoiler: Claire Slater]]
** Series 2 sees Cassie and Sunny chose [[spoiler: not to charge Marion, Sara and Colin with the murders of their abusers]] based on lack of genuine concrete evidence but also because the two decide that the last thirty years have been punishment enough for [[spoiler: the three]]. That said, evading prison doesn't erase the incredible pain they endured and it isn't clear that when they admit the murders to [[spoiler: their partners if they forgive them or not, particularly Simon, Colin's husband.]]
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* TheConspiracy: Between [[spoiler: Marion, Colin and Sara]]. Though it can be debated whether or not what they did was evil considering the circumstances.
* RevisitingTheColdCase: The basic premise of the series.
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* WhoMurderedTheAsshole: All over Season series 2.
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* BeardOfEvil: BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Claire Slater]] is discovered to be Jimmy and Nick's murdered but won't serve and prison time as a result of [[spoiler: her condition and thus will live out her days in a care home being tortured by her son.]] However, Maureen finally learns what happened to her son and can bury him. Robert and Lizzie earn the forgiveness of their families but Sir Philip has one.Phillip commits suicide in prison and Eric will serve prison time for [[spoiler: protecting Claire and covering for her.]]
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* RealSongThemeTune: The series' theme song is "All We Do" by the duo Oh Wonder.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Given the main characters investigate cold cases, a lot of the attitudes are reflective of the times meaning many characters express racist and homophobic attitudes generally considered unacceptable by today's standards.
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When a skeleton is found in a North West London house undergoing demolition, DCI Cassie Stuart and her team investigate. We follow their investigation... and the activities of several other people who all have a connection to the deceased. A lot of secrets are about to be uncovered...
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* RunningGag: In-universe. Cassie apparently has a habit of singing ''Sunny'', the Bobby Hebb song, to the similarly nicknamed DI Khan.
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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Jimmy Sullivan's father married a white woman Maureen whose family disowned her because of it.
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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Jimmy Sullivan's father Thomas married a white woman Maureen in the late 1950s and typical of the time whose family disowned her because of it.
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Not to be confused with ''Series/{{Unforgettable}}'', ''Unforgotten'' (2015-) is an ITV series starring Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar.
When a skeleton is found in a North West London house undergoing demolition, DCI Cassie Stuart (Walker) and her team investigate. We follow their investigation... and the activities of several other people who all have a connection to the deceased. A lot of secrets are about to be uncovered...
Not to be confused with ''Series/{{Unforgettable}}'', ''Unforgotten'' (2015-) is an ITV series starring Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar.
When a skeleton is found in a North West London house undergoing demolition, DCI Cassie Stuart (Walker) and her team investigate. We follow their investigation... and the activities of several other people who all have a connection to the deceased. A lot of secrets are about to be uncovered...
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Not to be confused with ''Series/{{Unforgettable}}'',
''Unforgotten'' (2015-) is an ITV series
When a skeleton is found in a North West London house undergoing demolition, DCI Cassie Stuart
Not to be confused with ''Series/{{Unforgettable}}''.
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* WhoMurderedTheAsshole: All over Season 2.
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* KnightFever: Sir Philip Cross got his to become a government 'business tsar'... something that Whitehall soon ends up regretting.
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* ActorAllusion: Cassie comments that a character in a wheelchair wouldn't have been able to get up the stairs as he's not a Dalek. Nicola Walker knows about Daleks via her role as Liv Chenka in the ''Series/Doctor Who'' Big Finish audios.
* AllStarCast: Nearly every name in the opening credits could justifiably front a series on their own.
* AllStarCast: Nearly every name in the opening credits could justifiably front a series on their own.
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Not to be confused with ''Series/{{Unforgettable}}'', ''Unforgotten'' (2015-) is an ITV series starring Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar.
When a skeleton is found in a North West London house undergoing demolition, DCI Cassie Stuart (Walker) and her team investigate. We follow their investigation... and the activities of several other people who all have a connection to the deceased. A lot of secrets are about to be uncovered...
!!This show contains examples of:
* ActorAllusion: Cassie comments that a character in a wheelchair wouldn't have been able to get up the stairs as he's not a Dalek. Nicola Walker knows about Daleks via her role as Liv Chenka in the ''Series/Doctor Who'' Big Finish audios.
* AllStarCast: Nearly every name in the opening credits could justifiably front a series on their own.
* BeardOfEvil: Sir Philip has one.
* GenericCopBadges
* KnightFever: Sir Philip Cross got his to become a government 'business tsar'... something that Whitehall soon ends up regretting.
When a skeleton is found in a North West London house undergoing demolition, DCI Cassie Stuart (Walker) and her team investigate. We follow their investigation... and the activities of several other people who all have a connection to the deceased. A lot of secrets are about to be uncovered...
!!This show contains examples of:
* ActorAllusion: Cassie comments that a character in a wheelchair wouldn't have been able to get up the stairs as he's not a Dalek. Nicola Walker knows about Daleks via her role as Liv Chenka in the ''Series/Doctor Who'' Big Finish audios.
* AllStarCast: Nearly every name in the opening credits could justifiably front a series on their own.
* BeardOfEvil: Sir Philip has one.
* GenericCopBadges
* KnightFever: Sir Philip Cross got his to become a government 'business tsar'... something that Whitehall soon ends up regretting.
