Accused (TV series)

Accused
Promotional image of the lead characters, portrayed by (left-to-right) Crook, Warren, Stevenson, Harris, Eccleston, Serkis, Smith and Capaldi.
Genre	Legal drama
Created by	Jimmy McGovern
Written by	Jimmy McGovern Danny Brocklehurst Alice Nutter Esther Wilson
Directed by	David Blair Richard Laxton
Starring	Christopher Eccleston Benjamin Smith Mackenzie Crook Juliet Stevenson Peter Capaldi Andy Serkis Marc Warren Naomie Harris Sean Bean Stephen Graham Anne-Marie Duff Olivia Colman John Bishop Robert Sheehan Moir McCallum Anna Maxwell Martin Sheridan Smith John Bishop
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Polly Hill
Producer(s)	Sita Williams
Location(s)	Manchester North West England
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	RSJ Films
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	15 November 2010 (2010-11-15) – 4 September 2012 (2012-09-04)
External links
Website

Accused is a British television anthology series created by Jimmy McGovern. The drama series first aired on 15 November 2010 on BBC One and has run for two series. Each episode follows a different character as they await their verdict in court, and tells the story behind how they find themselves accused. The series has featured actors and actresses such as Christopher Eccleston, Benjamin Smith, Juliet Stevenson, Andy Serkis, Marc Warren, Naomie Harris, Sean Bean and Anne-Marie Duff as the accused in each episode.

The series follows previous drama series by McGovern, including anthology series The Street and Moving On. After the cancellation of The Street in 2009 by Granada Television, McGovern formed RSJ Films to produce independent drama programmes and consequently devised the Accused anthology series. Accused is written by McGovern, Danny Brocklehurst and Alice Nutter and is filmed in Manchester. In 2011 it won an International Emmy for best drama series.

The series was commissioned by Jay Hunt and Ben Stephenson, controllers of BBC One and Drama Commissioning respectively, and announced in May 2010. Each episode will revolve around a different character as they make their way to the dock in court to hear whether they've been found guilty of a crime. As they walk, the events that led up to them being accused of the crime play out and leave the viewers questioning whether each of the people are really guilty or not. McGovern said of the series: