The Unforgotten star has spoken about her character’s demise and how her exit came about. <\/p>
The long-awaited fourth series of ITV\u2019s Unforgotten<\/a> finally arrived earlier this year \u2013 however, its dramatic finale left viewers distraught when news broke that Cassie (Nicola Walker) had died from brain injuries sustained in a tragic car accident.<\/p>\n Walker has recently spoken about the death of her Unforgotten character, revealing that she \u201cloves the irony\u201d of Cassie\u2019s demise, which both she and creator Chris Lang decided was the best way to end her story.<\/p>\n \u201cChris Lang and I had been discussing the storyline for Cassie since the first series. By the time we got to her nervous breakdown in series three, we were already talking about where that story might naturally go, so her sudden death was very much a joint decision,\u201d she told Radio Times magazine<\/strong>.<\/p> \u201cI\u2019m not on social media, but when the final episode went out, I almost wanted to join Twitter to tell everyone that I didn\u2019t walk away from the show, nor did they ask me to leave. It was simply that Chris and I thought it was a fantastic, impactful story.<\/p>\n \u201cI love the irony of this brilliant woman dying an accidental death that wouldn\u2019t be investigated in a show about complicated investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n Walker added she wasn\u2019t surprised by the public outpouring of grief as it had been a difficult scene to shoot. \u201cWe hoped people wouldn\u2019t feel we were being cruel by serving up this incredibly sad story.\u201d<\/p>\n Unforgotten will return for a fifth season with Sanjeev Bhaskar reprising his role as Sunny, who\u2019ll be joined by a new female partner<\/a>, Lang recently confirmed to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Check out the full interview in this week\u2019s edition of Radio Times magazine. For the biggest interviews and the best TV listings\u00a0subscribe to Radio Times<\/a> now and never miss a copy. Wondering what else is on? Check out our TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our Drama<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n The Unforgotten star has spoken about her character’s demise and how her exit came about. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2884,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/unforgottens-nicola-walker-opens-up-on-the-irony-of-cassies-untimely-death-and-why-it-was-best-for-the-story.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/unforgottens-nicola-walker-opens-up-on-the-irony-of-cassies-untimely-death-and-why-it-was-best-for-the-story-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/unforgottens-nicola-walker-opens-up-on-the-irony-of-cassies-untimely-death-and-why-it-was-best-for-the-story-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/unforgottens-nicola-walker-opens-up-on-the-irony-of-cassies-untimely-death-and-why-it-was-best-for-the-story.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/unforgottens-nicola-walker-opens-up-on-the-irony-of-cassies-untimely-death-and-why-it-was-best-for-the-story.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/unforgottens-nicola-walker-opens-up-on-the-irony-of-cassies-untimely-death-and-why-it-was-best-for-the-story.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/unforgottens-nicola-walker-opens-up-on-the-irony-of-cassies-untimely-death-and-why-it-was-best-for-the-story.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Unforgotten star has spoken about her character's demise and how her exit came about.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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