BACK from a screening plus Q&A tonight for new BBC1 drama series Accused.

With writer Jimmy McGovern, producer Sita Williams and actor Christopher Eccleston, who plays Willy in the first story next Monday.

I asked Jimmy about his recent comments that TV drama should say more about the world we live in today and not rely on costumes, irony and pastiche.

Taken as a criticism of, among other dramas, Downton Abbey – which he has never seen.

What was his reaction to the flak his comments attracted?