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Takin' Over the Asylum

Episode 1: Hey Jude

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Drama serial set in a psychiatric hospital. Sacked from Hospital Radio Glasgow, Eddie McKenna agrees to resurrect the radio station at St Jude's Mental Hospital. Show more

Contributors

Eddie:
Ken Stott
Francine:
Katy Murphy
Campbell:
David Tennant
Producer:
David Blair

Genres

Takin' Over the Asylum

Episode 2: Fly Like an Eagle

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Drama set in psychiatric hospital. The hospital radio station is in full swing, Eddie is in danger of losing his job, and hypomaniac Campbell plans to become a DJ. Show more

Contributors

Eddie:
Ken Stott
Francine:
Katy Murphy
Campbell:
David Tennant
Producer:
David Blair

Genres

The Street

Series 3

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama series. Bigoted chef Kieran develops a new tolerance and understanding when he rescues a Polish girl from a burning house and finds himself falling for her beautiful mother. Show more

Contributors

Paramedic:
Richard Oldham
Producer:
Matthew Bird
Director:
David Blair
Executive Producer:
Jimmy McGovern
Executive Producer:
Sita Williams
Man in Toilet:
Joshua Brown

Genres

The Street

Series 3

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama series. When Margie leaves Eddie to go and take care of her elderly father, his colleague Sandra takes him under her wing. With Margie away, will Eddie be tempted to stray? Show more

Contributors

Margie:
Ger Ryan
Sandra:
Ruth Jones
Daddy:
Tony Rohr
Policeman:
Gerard Fletcher
Producer:
Matthew Bird
Director:
David Blair
Executive Producer:
Jimmy McGovern
Executive Producer:
Sita Williams

Genres

Four Lives

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

A fourth man’s body is found, and the victims' families want answers. Stephen Port is arrested, but securing a guilty conviction for the murder of all four men is far from certain.

Contributors

Stephen Port:
Stephen Merchant
Sarah Sak:
Sheridan Smith
John Pape:
Rufus Jones
Jeanette Taylor:
Holly Aird
Ryan Edwards:
Samuel Barnett
Writer:
Neil McKay
Director:
David Blair
Producer:
Serena Cullen
Executive Producer:
Jeff Pope
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Accused

Series 1

Episode 6: Alison's Story

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Series of dramas about ordinary people as they face their day in court. Alison, a working mother with a young family, stands accused. Will the jury find her guilty? Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Sita Williams
Producer:
Sita Williams
Director:
David Blair
Director:
David Blair
Alison Wade:
Naomie Harris
David Wade:
Warren Brown
Sergeant George Wade:
Tony Pitts
Hannah Wade:
Janay Bell
Tom Wade:
Lucas Sproul
Patsy O'Dowd:
Paul Oldham
DS Radcliffe:
Mark Bazeley
DI Talbot:
Steve Cooper
PC Brownlow:
Simon Lawson
Alison's Lawyer:
Amanda Hennessy
Alison's Divorce Lawyer:
Eve Steele
David's Solicitor:
Jason Furnival
Petrol Station Attendant:
Everal A Walsh
Court Clerk:
Claire Fox
Magistrate:
Wendy Patterson
PC Harvey:
Mark Rigby
Prosecution Lawyer:
Tim Dann

Accused

Series 1

Episode 2: Frankie's Story

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama series written by Jimmy McGovern. Frankie, a young soldier on trial, starts the long walk back up to his courtroom to learn the decision of the jury. Show more

Contributors

Lance Corp Alan Buckley:
Mackenzie Crook
Frankie Nash:
Benjamin Smith
Frankie Nash:
Benjamin Smith
Peter MacShane:
Ben Batt
Peter MacShane Senior:
Robert Pugh
Maria Nash:
Nicola Potts
Sergeant Keith Evans:
Nick Moss
Patrick Wakefield:
William Ruane
Private Dermot Parkinson:
Tony McGeever
Court Usher:
Neil Burnett
Producer:
Sita Williams
Producer:
Sita Williams
Director:
David Blair
Director:
David Blair

The Street

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Paul Billerton strikes up a relationship with a local girl, but he bears a secret. After downing a cocktail of whisky and paracetamols, he begins the journey to his redemption. Show more

Contributors

Paul Billerton:
Toby Kebbell
Jean Lafferty:
Jodhi May
Kirsty Blackwell:
Robyn Addison
Probation Officer:
James Nickerson
Jean's Husband:
Jack Deam
Young Paul:
Kyle Ward
Paul's Mum:
Michelle Fairley
Margie McEvoy:
Ger Ryan
Prison Officer:
James Quinn
Paul's Dad:
Robert Horwell
Jean's Mother:
Mary Jo Randle
CID Policeman:
Malcolm Scates
Executive Producer:
Sita Williams
Producer:
John Chapman
Director:
David Blair

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama from Jimmy McGovern about a struggling single mother who finds herself having to care for her elderly mother when the local health authorities refuse to take responsibility. Show more

Contributors

Lauren:
Lola Shaw
Receptionist:
Stephanie Bishop
Attendant:
Moey Hassan
Nurse Jamaal:
Tanya Moodie
Nurse Darwin:
Alexandra Afryea
Therapist 1:
Andrew Joshi
Nurse Josh:
James Dryden
Doctor O'Sullivan:
Richard Huw
Nurse Brown:
Lois Chimimba
Police Officer 2:
Joanna Higson
Claire's Boss:
Karen Taylor
Frank Gilmour:
Robin Bowerman
Rebecca:
Olwen May
David Tully:
Lee Toomes
Chairman:
Kevin Doyle
Shirley:
Lynn Roden
Producer:
Colin McKeown
Producer:
Donna Molloy
Director:
David Blair
Production Manager:
Jac Ashton

Genres

The Street

Series 3

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Award-winning drama series. Shay is forced to reassess his life and his alcoholism when he meets Otto, his 16-year-old son with Down's Syndrome, for the first time.

Contributors

Madeleine:
Maxine Peake
Sandra:
Ruth Jones
Masked Man 1:
James Foster
Rimmer:
Nick Moss
James's Dad:
Steve Money
Producer:
Matthew Bird
Director:
David Blair
Executive Producer:
Jimmy McGovern
Executive Producer:
Sita Williams
Hospital Doctor:
Ash Tandon

Genres

Four Lives

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

Another man’s body is found in the same place in London, but again the police rule it an overdose. Meanwhile, the suspicions of the previous two men’s families continue to rise.

Contributors

Stephen Port:
Stephen Merchant
Sarah Sak:
Sheridan Smith
John Pape:
Rufus Jones
Jeanette Taylor:
Holly Aird
Mandy Pearson:
Ella Kenion
Ryan Edwards:
Samuel Barnett
Daniel Whitworth:
Leo Flanagan
Writer:
Neil McKay
Director:
David Blair
Producer:
Serena Cullen
Executive Producer:
Jeff Pope
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Accused

Series 1

Episode 1: Willy's Story

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

A series of dramas by Jimmy McGovern about ordinary people who wind up in the dock. Willy Houlihan has done well by his family, but then his life begins to fall apart. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Sita Williams
Producer:
Sita Williams
Director:
David Blair
Director:
David Blair
Willy Houlihan:
Christopher Eccleston
Carmel Houlihan:
Pooky Quesnel
Michelle Fensom:
Emma Stansfield
Priest:
Rod Arthur
Laura Houlihan:
Joanna Higson
Gordon Patterson:
Malcolm Scates
Functions Manager:
Tupele Dorgu
Taxi Controller:
Moya Brady
Mrs Patterson:
Caroline O'Neill
Matthew Houlihan:
Nicky Bell
Michael Houlihan:
Luke Tittensor
Joe Patterson:
Sean Ward
Tony Rawlings:
John Paul Hurley
Bank Manager:
Mark Chatterton
Croupier:
Kevin Sutton
Police Officer:
Simon Holland Roberts
Foreman:
Eamonn Riley

The Street

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama series chronicling the lives of a city street's residents. A pub landlord faces the wrath of a local gangster when he bans the hood's son from his pub for smoking. Show more

Accused

Series 2

Episode 4: Tina's Story

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire

Drama series created by Jimmy McGovern. Prison officer Tina Dakin finds herself the victim of a crime following the death of a young inmate and a series of betrayals. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Sita Williams
Director:
Ashley Pearce
Stephen Cartwright:
Robert Sheehan
Peter Cartwright:
John Bishop
Prisoner One:
James McGlynn
Prisoner Two:
Reece Douglas
Prosecuting Barrister:
Andrew Readman
Heating Engineer:
Matthew Ganley
Minicab Driver:
Martin Walsh
Director:
David Blair
Willy Houlihan:
Christopher Eccleston
Taxi Controller:
Moya Brady
Priest:
Rod Arthur
Mrs Patterson:
Caroline O'Neill
Carmel Houlihan:
Pooky Quesnel
Foreman:
Eamonn Riley
Michael Houlihan:
Luke Tittensor
Gordon Patterson:
Malcolm Scates
Functions Manager:
Tupele Dorgu
Joe Patterson:
Sean Ward
Tony Rawlings:
John Paul Hurley
Michelle Fensom:
Emma Stansfield
Matthew Houlihan:
Nicky Bell
Laura Houlihan:
Joanna Higson
Maeve Patterson:
Harriet Law
Bank Manager:
Mark Chatterton
Croupier:
Kevin Sutton
Billy Rafferty:
Eric McNichol
Police Officer:
Simon Holland Roberts
Howard Anderson:
Andrew Redman

Four Lives

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

When two young men are found dead in London, the police blame their deaths on overdoses. Their loved ones are unconvinced and try to find out the truth.

Contributors

Stephen Port:
Stephen Merchant
Sarah Sak:
Sheridan Smith
Anthony Walgate:
Tim Preston
Gabriel Kovari:
Jakub Svec
John Pape:
Rufus Jones
Karl Turner MP:
Ian Puleston-Davies
Writer:
Neil McKay
Director:
David Blair
Producer:
Serena Cullen
Executive Producer:
Jeff Pope
Production Company:
ITV Studios

Accused

Series 1

Episode 5: Kenny's Story

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama series. Hardworking, loving father Kenny is in the dock after becoming involved in a violent crime against his better judgment. Will the jury find him guilty? Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Sita Williams
Producer:
Sita Williams
Director:
David Blair
Director:
David Blair
Kenny Armstrong:
Marc Warren
Donna Armstrong:
Andrea Lowe
Gordon Richmond:
Joe Duttine
Neil Richmond:
Jack Deam
DI Warren:
Brian McCardie
Kerry Duggan:
Elizabeth Rider
Chloe Armstrong:
Jade Kilduff
Matthew Armstrong:
Dominic Senior
Ben Armstrong:
Harry Simpson
PC Richards:
Eric Coudrill
Tom Duggan:
Mark Flanagan
Pete Duggan:
Stuart Wolfenden
Sue Richmond:
Katy Hughes
Alan Hodson:
Paul Simpson
Neil's Son:
Dylan Tomkins
Court Clerk:
Christina Tam
PC Lawson:
Heather Peace
Defence Barrister:
Maggie Fox

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama by Jimmy McGovern based on a true story. Tim Roth stars as Reg Keys, the father of a soldier killed in Iraq, who took on Tony Blair about Britain's role in the conflict. Show more

Contributors

Reg Keys:
Tim Roth
Richard Keys:
Elliott Tittensor
Bob Clay:
Ralph Brown
Major Potter:
Chris Brailsford
First Soldier:
Frankie Wilson
Brize Norton Officer:
Myles Keogh
Tom Keys:
Zac Fox
Major Bryn Parry Jones:
Charlie Anson
Lance Corporal Joanne Richardson:
Kate Bracken
Corporal John Fraser:
Mikey Collins
Blair's Minder:
David Westhead
Ambulanceman:
Danny Lawrence
Felicity Arbuthnot:
Jan Goodman
Martin Bell:
David Yelland
Fredrick Forsyth:
Timothy Bentinck
First Voter:
Robert Horwell
Second Voter:
Ian Puleston-Davies
Third Voter:
Moey Hassan
Al Lockwood:
Andrew Readman
Interviewer:
Vivien Creegor
Male Voter:
Dale Meeks
Returning Officer:
Kevin Doyle
Woman Voter:
Margaret Jackson
Producer:
Colin McKeown
Producer:
Donna Molloy
Director:
David Blair

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Jimmy McGovern's drama based on the UK's joint enterprise law. When 17-year-old Johnjo gives his cousin and his friends a lift, he finds himself implicated in a stabbing. Show more

Contributors

Tony Wallace:
Philip Hill-Pearson
Kieran Gillespie:
Andrew Ellis
Colin McCabe:
Jack McMullen
Coleen O'Shea:
Jodhi May
Peter O'Shea:
Andrew Tiernan
Patrick O'Shea:
Ben Bailey Smith
Karen O'Shea:
Finn Atkins
DI Hastings:
Robert Pugh
Margaret Ward:
Susan Lynch
Tommy Ward:
Daniel Mays
Julie Ward:
Samantha Oliver
Thomas Ward:
Harry McMullen
Hugo Davies:
Dean Smith
Albie Flanagan:
Liam Ainsworth
Shelagh Wallace:
Michelle Fairley
Barnes Williams:
David Westhead
Leon King:
Chu Omambala
Royal Courts Judge:
Michael Gambon
Royal Courts Clerk:
Will Travis
DC Jane Pearson:
Louise Delamere
Defence Lawyer:
Juliet Ellis
Prosecution Lawyer:
James Nickerson
Magistrate:
Marie Critchley
Police Officer:
Julian Gorman
Liaison Officer:
Kirsty-Leigh Porter
Jennifer Fielding:
Tanya Moodie
Hugo's Lawyer:
Mark Chatterton
Bank Manager:
Richard Sinnott
Civil Servant:
Connie Hyde
Undertaker:
Graham Padden
Executive Producer:
Colin McKeown
Producer:
Colin McKeown
Executive Producer:
Jimmy McGovern
Director:
David Blair