The series' writers included McGovern, Danny Brocklehurst, Alice Nutter and Shaun Duggan. It was produced by Sita Williams. In 2012, McGovern and local Indigenous Australian writers from Sydney developed the Australian television drama series Redfern Now, set among the Indigenous Australians of the Sydney suburb of Redfern. The six-part series follows a similar format to Accused, telling the stories of six inner-city households in one street whose lives are changed by a seemingly insignificant incident. The series debuted on 1 November 2012, was produced by Blackfella Films and has been commissioned for a second series. In June 2021, McGovern's series Time, starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham, aired on BBC One. The series was directed by Lewis Arnold. It won the BAFTA for best miniseries in 2022. Film McGovern wrote the screenplay for the 1994 drama, Priest. Stage McGovern wrote the book for the musical stage show King Cotton, which explores links between the Atlantic slave trade and industrialisation in North West England, as part of the Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008. King Cotton premiered at the Lowry in September 2007 before moving to the Liverpool Empire. Views on writing McGovern has described cinema scriptwriters as being treated poorly and required to produce an abundance of drafts by successive producers. McGovern has openly criticised dramas such as Footballers' Wives lamenting the lack of quality, believable storytelling in the early 2000s. He believes that television directors are underrated. He says: "I have worked twice with David Blair" on The Lakes and The Street, "and I can tell you that he is the best there is. He can make a good project great... Why David hasn’t won the acclaim he deserves is a mystery to me". Filmography Awards and honours Two Edgar Awards for Cracker. International Emmy for best drama series for The Street in 2010 and The Accused in 2011. Lifetime Achievement award from the Royal Television Society for his body of work. the Freedom of Liverpool on 8 December 2021, from Liverpool City Council, in recognition of his life's work. BAFTAs Notes External links In Conversation with Jimmy McGovern, BAFTA webcast TV drama must stop relying on irony and costumes, says Jimmy McGovern 1949 births Living people English television writers English people of Irish descent Edgar Award winners People educated at Quarry Bank High School English dramatists and playwrights Showrunners Writers from Liverpool English male dramatists and playwrights Cracker