8.5/10481 votesLoading...#1 - Tracie's Story
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/14/2012
Simon Gaskell works as a college English teacher who specialises in poetry and also has a secret. His alter ego is a transvestite called Tracie Tremarco, who is looking for love. Tracie falls head over heels in love following an altercation with some men out on a stag night. Tony and Tracie become smitten with each other and hesitatingly their love affair begins. Tony also has a secret though, he's married to a local beautician called Karen. Before long Tracie becomes entangled in a triangular love affair that leads to a shocking crime of passion and the dock.
Director: Ashley Pearce
Writer: Jimmy McGovern, Shaun Duggan
7.9/10261 votesLoading...#2 - Mo's Story
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/21/2012
Hairdresser Mo Murray refuses to be intimidated by a local gang and, supported by her best friend Sue but against the advice of her own family, decides to disregard its leader's instruction to close her salon on the day of a member's funeral. Retribution follows when a youngster is shot and killed, and matters escalate until members of the Murray family find themselves in the dock.
Director: David Blair
Writer: Jimmy McGovern, Carol Cullington
7.7/10286 votesLoading...#3 - Frankie's Story
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/2010
Frankie, a young soldier on trial, starts the long walk back up to his courtroom to learn the decision of the jury. A frightening series of events led him to this place, but does the jury know the full story?
Director: David Blair
Writer: Jimmy McGovern
7.7/10242 votesLoading...#4 - Helen's Story
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/2010
Helen and Frank send their son Rob off to his first day as a temp at a local factory. When Rob doesn't return home, Helen sets out to find justice for her son.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Jimmy McGovern, Alice Nutter
7.7/10231 votesLoading...#5 - Liam's Story
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/2010
Liam is a taxi driver who is bored with everyday life and is desperate to escape it. One day Emma gets into his cab and he falls deeply and madly in love with her, he starts to dream that he can be everything she needs in life.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Jimmy McGovern, Daniel Brocklehurst
7.7/10214 votesLoading...#6 - Stephen's Story
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/28/2012
Seventeen-year-old Stephen Cartwright stands charged with a serious offence as his anxious father Peter looks on. We see the family months earlier as Peter tries his best to help his sons, Stephen and Dom, face the imminent death of their beloved mother. When palliative care nurse Charlotte arrives, Peter is grateful of her help at this most painful and stressful time for them. Stephen is less sure of this efficient nurse assigned to see his mother through her final days. When his mum passes on, Stephen becomes more suspicious of Charlotte's motivations.
Director: David Blair
Writer: Jimmy McGovern, Daniel Brocklehurst
7.7/10149 votesLoading...#7 - Tina's Story
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/2012
While admitting new inmate Stephen Cartwright into the young offender's institution where she works as a prison officer, Tina Dakin senses that something does not seem right. Notifying her senior officer, Tina is distracted by another emergency, but on returning to Stephen's cell she discovers that the boy has taken his life. After her attempts to resuscitate Stephen fail, Tina's troubles multiply when a series of betrayals and cover-ups result in her becoming the victim of a crime.
Director: Ashley Pearce
Writer: Jimmy McGovern, Isabelle Grey
7.5/10315 votesLoading...#8 - Willy's Story
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/15/2010
Willy Houlihan is in the holding cells beneath a Crown Court, awaiting the verdict of his trial. As he begins the long walk back up to his courtroom, viewers learn the events that brought him there. Willy was a hard-working plumber, with money pressures and a family who rely on him. But what did he get involved in?
Director: David Blair
Writer: Jimmy McGovern
7.5/10184 votesLoading...#9 - Alison's Story
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/2010
Alison, a busy working mother with a young family, stands accused. Passion and hatred have brought Alison and her husband David to opposite sides of the courtroom. Will the jury find her guilty as charged?
Director: David Blair
Writer: Jimmy McGovern
7.4/10188 votesLoading...#10 - Kenny's Story
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/2010
Kenny Armstrong is outraged to learn his daughter has been attacked in the park and, accompanied by two of his friends, sets off to find the culprit. However, the trio's assault on the man they suspect proves more violent than Kenny had intended, and while his cohorts are adamant that informing the police of their actions would be disastrous, his urge to confess grows.
Director: David Blair
Writer: Jimmy McGovern, Esther Wilson
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How certain people end up being accused of a crime.
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"Tracie's Story" is the best rated episode of "Accused". It scored 8.5/10 based on 481 votes. Directed by Ashley Pearce and written by Jimmy McGovern, Shaun Duggan, it aired on 8/14/2012. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mo's Story".