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ACCUSED is a new collection of 15 intense, topical stories of crime and punishment. Each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city with an entirely original cast. Every story opens in a courtroom on the defendant, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how circumstance led to prosecution. Make no mistake, this is not a procedural. There are no cops or detectives leading us through an investigation. Because each episode is told from the defendant’s point of view. In most crime shows, the ongoing question is who-done-it. Accused poses two very different questions: Who’s the victim and what’s the crime? The victim could be anyone in the defendant’s life – a friend, a family member, a co-worker, a lover, a stranger. And the crime is often something we didn’t see coming. It’s never a straight line. Ordinary people are placed in extraordinary situations that push them to cross a line they can never step back from. Expectations are constantly subverted with red-herrings and unexpected twists that will keep our viewers guessing until the end. In this Content London exclusive case study Howard Gordon and the creative team take us through how the concept for the show came about, how it was creatively realised and show some exclusive clips.