Unforgotten

Working Lives: Showrunner, Chris Lang

A policewoman sits on a desk in a police office, surrounded by 4 of her colleagues

Now its creator and writer, Chris Lang, has a new hit, U&Alibi’s riotously funny murder-mystery I, Jack Wright.

What does a showrunner do?

Traditionally, it’s someone who runs a room of writers, but I write on my own so I can’t run myself! For me, it’s about having a creative vision that I communicate to everyone else in the production team so that together we can realise that vision. Television is an incredibly collaborative business and works best when everyone is fired up and wants the same thing.

ITV commissions fourth series of Unforgotten

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The commission builds on the success of the critically-acclaimed third season, which peaked with 6.9 million viewers.

ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill, praised creator Chris Lang for his powerful and compelling writing. “We have been delighted with the reception of the first three series of Unforgotten and are thrilled to commission a fourth instalment. Chris Lang’s writing is incredibly powerful and his storytelling utterly compelling, so we have no doubt that the new case will have viewers gripped again.”