Unforgotten’s Sanjeev Bhaskar opens up on ‘distracting’ Sunny feature

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There were a few key changes to the current Unforgotten series, which formerly saw popular duo Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan (played by Sanjeev Bhaskar) and Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Stuart (Nicola Walker) fronting the ITV drama. Series four ended with a heartbreaking twist as Cassie died in a car accident, and Sunny has had to adapt to working with new colleague, Jessica James (Sinéad Keenan). However, it seems some viewers were more concerned about the return of a “minor prop”.

Sunny’s backpack is a staple part of his wardrobe, but it has become so iconic that fans were keen to know if it would be making a comeback.

Actor Sanjeev has encouraged the hype as he has taken to social media to reveal the real-life contents of the bag.

When asked if the bag would making a return in the series, he explained: “It absolutely does. It’s reached that weird status as Colombo’s raincoat.”

He added: “And once again, the costume department fill it with all manner of bric-a-brac and ridiculous items, which I duly photographed, and will absolutely put out there after the episodes.

“It’s a really strange thing, because the backpack got so much attention after the first series, I just didn’t expect them.

“It’s a minor prop, really. It wasn’t focused on or featured particularly, but people noticed it for some reason.

“And I wondered whether it would be distracting on a serious programme to be sticking photos on social media of the contents, but I think it was a visual representation of how much fun there is a set, and also how comfortable the relationships are between cast and crew.

“Because they really did fill it with stuff that would make me look stupid. And that’s fun.”

Sanjeev recently addressed some of the questions surrounding his character in the current story.

Taking to Twitter, he posted in view of his 120,000 followers: “Some have asked me where Sunny’s daughters are.

“They’re in their late teens/early 20’s and at Uni. And some have asked what’s in the backpack.

“The latest ones and the new one tonight are up on @WeAre8Official app.”

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Responding to a fan about the backpack, he went on to add: “It’s filled each day as a surprise by the costume dept.

“I dutifully don’t look inside until we finish and then take a photo and post it after each episode. Been doing that since S2.”

Series five of the series will soon be wrapping up, but it seems fans have enjoyed the instalments as much as the previous ones.

Sanjeev shared rating figures detailing how the series has brought ITV1 into first place as 7.12 million tuned into the second episode.

He commented: “Woah! @UnforgottenTV @ChrisLangWriter @SineadKeenan” as he retweeted the post.

Unforgotten continues on Monday at 9pm on ITV.

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