'Street' creator to make BBC1 daytime dramas

The Street creator Jimmy McGovern is making five dramas exploring "contemporary issues facing Britain" for BBC One daytime.

The project, provisionally titled Moving On, is a rare move out of primetime for the BAFTA-winning writer, who was also behind Cracker and The Lakes.

The 45-minute shows will be stripped across a week next year, with each separate story taking place in a house and involving a family or individual moving in or out.

"Our aim is to produce riveting drama to an extremely high standard," said McGovern. "Part of the attraction is that we'll be making the programmes in Liverpool, our home town, a city full of talent. I can't wait to get started."

Liam Keelan, commissioning editor and executive producer for the BBC, added: "I want BBC daytime to be topical and to grab people's attention, so a drama from someone of Jimmy’s calibre and credibility fits the bill perfectly."