Accused (2010 TV series)

Accused
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 John Paul Hurley Marc Warren Naomie Harris Sean Bean Stephen Graham Anne-Marie Duff Olivia Colman John Bishop Robert Sheehan Moir McCallum Anna Maxwell Martin Sheridan Smith
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producer	Polly Hill
Producer	Sita Williams
Production locations	Manchester North West England
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	RSJ Films
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	15 November 2010 (2010-11-15) – 4 September 2012 (2012-09-04)
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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 subsequently devised the Accused anthology series. Accused was written by McGovern, Danny Brocklehurst and Alice Nutter and was filmed in Manchester. In 2011 it won an International Emmy for best drama series.