BBC ORDERS SUCCESSOR TO THE STREET

The BBC have ordered the 'spiritual successor' to The Street from RSJ Films. ACCUSED is a 6 x 60 minute drama series for BBC1 in Autumn 2010. When making the announcement, Ben Stephenson, BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning said "It's the spiritual successor to The Street, but takes that kind of format in another, really exciting direction. The jumping off point is that the lead character in each episode is accused of a crime, but the verdict on whether they are guilty will arrive at different points in each episode".