Unforgiven

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Unforgiven is the gripping story of Ruth Slater (Suranne Jones), a woman who is released from prison on license after serving 15 years for the murder of two policemen.

Having spent half of her life in jail, Ruth faces the daunting prospect of rebuilding her life whilst continuing to be irresistibly drawn to the place that haunts her – Upper Hanging Stones Farm. However, trying to focus on the future, she’s unable to forget her past and the sister she was forced to leave behind.

Outraged to hear that the woman who killed their father has been released, Kieran (Jack Deam) and Steve Whelan (Matthew McNulty) are eager to exact revenge. Believing that life should mean life, the two brothers take the law into their own hands. But just how far are they capable of going?

As the details about Ruth’s past become known, maintaining a job, friendship and a relationship become increasingly arduous. Ruth soon realises that the ramifications of her release have spread further than she could have imagined, and with far-reaching implications for everyone involved.

Unforgiven also stars Peter Davison and Siobhan Finneran as John and Izzie Ingrams, occupants of Upper Hanging Stones Farm; Will Mellor as Ruth’s boyfriend Brad, Faye McKeever as Steve’s wife Hannah; Douglas Hodge and Jemma Redgrave as Michael and Rachel Belcombe, the adoptive parents of Lucy and Emily (Emily Beecham and Flora Spencer-Longhurst).