Prime Video viewers have been watching a BBC crime anthology series with a stellar cast.
Subscribers have discovered Accused, a series starring some of the biggest names in the UK's industry, including Anna Maxwell Martin, Olivia Colman, Stephen Graham and Sheridan Smith.
Following a character awaiting trial and looking back on how they got accused in the first place, the series premiered in November 2010 and ran for two seasons.
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Among the stars appearing on Accused are also Bad Sisters' Anne-Marie Duff, James Bond star Naomie Harris, Game of Thrones' Sean Bean and Lord of the Rings' Andy Serkis, as well as two Doctor Who actors in Christopher Eccleston and Peter Capaldi.
As reported by Metro.co.uk, the series has gaining momentum more than ten years after its conclusion, gripping viewers with its twisted storylines and great acting.
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Created by Jimmy McGovern, the series has an impressive audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, where it sits at a 92% viewers' approval at the time of writing.
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It also fared well outside of the UK. In 2011, it was awarded an International Emmy for best drama series, while Eccleston won for Best Actor in the same year and Bean took home the award in 2013.
The series' popularity warranted a US remake of the same name, developed by Howard Gordon from McGovern's format and aired for two seasons on Fox.
Much like the UK original, the US show starred a stacked cast, including the likes of Rachel Bilson, comedian Whitney Cummings, Suits' Patrick J Adams, Cobie Smulders, Ken Jeong, and The Walking Dead's Sonequa Martin-Green.
Accused is streaming on Prime Video in the UK.
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Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, Radio Times and Digital Spy.
Her beats are horror films and period dramas, especially if fronted by queer women. She can argue why Scream is the best slasher in four languages (and a half).
