And sidekick Lou Sanders will hit the road for new episodes

Mel Giedroyc’s panel show Unforgivable has been renewed for a fourth series, with Lou Sanders returning as her sidekick.

And in a new twist,  Sanders will be travelling the nation to seek confessions and the jaw-dropping revelations from members of the public.

Otherwise the format remains the same with celebrity guests sharing their embarrassing stories.

Giedroyc said: ‘ Four series in, who'd have thought, and I'm frankly a quiver with excitement to be returning to this magnificent programme. Our celebrities sordid and hilarious confessions are even more jaw-dropping than ever, thank goodness showbusiness remains a bottomless, fetid pit of dysfunctionality that just keeps on giving, much to the delight of myself, Lou and most importantly the viewers.’

Sanders added: ‘ I'm beside myself with excitement. I get to work with Doctor Sunshine herself! We've got loads of new, spectacularly stupid things planned. I think the show gets better each series and we are ready to go!

Eight new hour-long episodes are to air on Dave and streaming service UKTV Play next year, made by Expectation.

The company’s creative director Ben Wicks  said: ‘Thrilled Mel and Lou are back. Their ability to wheedle out hilarious yet shocking truths from celebrities outclasses that of the Metropolitan Police (not hard). Which is why it's tremendous that Lou is being sent out into the nation to find wrong'uns wherever they lurk - Britain's least likely yet funniest emergency service.’

Dave channel director Cherie Hall added: ‘Mel and Lou showcase year after year their strength as a comedic duo and find new ways to make me cry with laughter. No one gets a shameful secret out of a celebrity like those two, and series four is really set to take things to the next level.’

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable won the award for best entertainment show at the Broadcast Digital Awards for its debut series in 2021. 

Previous guests have included Jimmy Carr, Sarah Millican, Graham Norton, Katherine Ryan and Jennifer Saunders.

Produced by: Expectation,
Commissioned for UKTV by: Hilary Rosen, director of commissioning and Cherie Hall, Dave channel director
Executive producers: Ben Wicks, Dom Wells-Martin and Jason Dawson
Series producer: Jo Maney

Published: 15 Sep 2023