BBC Entertainment premieres two new drama series in October

DStv viewers can tune in to two brand new and exciting drama series on BBC Entertainment this October, namely ‘Five Daughters’ and ‘Accused’.

Five Daughters is a sensitive portrait of events surrounding the tragic murders of five young women in Ipswich, a small town on the east coast of England, in December 2006. Made with the full co-operation of Suffolk Police and other agencies involved in the case, this poignant drama portrays the women’s lives as seen through the eyes of family members and friends, as well as following the inside story of the investigation. Tania, Gemma, Anneli, Paula and Annette were ordinary young women – friends, daughters, sisters and mothers – full of potential, until one wrong turn, one chance meeting, led them into the world of heroin and crack cocaine.

Their dependency on these drugs facilitated their easy exploitation and led them to work in the sex industry.DStv audiences can tune into BBC Entertainment from Monday 3 October at 20.00 CAT to take a look into the girls’ relationships with their families, and explore some of the reasons for them drifting into their dangerous lifestyles. Following events right up to the arrest of the killer, Steven Wright, eight weeks later, Five Daughters is both truthful and incredibly dramatic – revealing just how extraordinary these events were for all those involved.

Each episode of Accused is a stand-alone drama telling a separate story about how one ordinary individual ends up on the wrong side of the law and facing an uncertain fate in court.DStv audiences can tune into BBC Entertainment from Sunday 2 October at 20:00 CAT to learn more about each of the six people charged.  Are they innocent or guilty, or somewhere in between?  And will the jury make the right judgment? Created by award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Cracker), each of the stories in this series is a compelling human drama featuring outstanding British acting talent including Christopher Eccleston, Andy Serkis, Juliet Stevenson, Mackenzie Crook and Peter Capaldi.