AWARD-WINNING writer Jimmy McGovern joined actors and producers for a preview screening of a new BBC daytime drama series.

Moving On was executively produced by the Bafta and Emmy award winner and producer, Colin McKeown.

The five contemporary dramas, running over Ša week and made by LA Productions, were created by up-and-coming writers.

The stories attracted a cast of high- profile and well-known actors and actresses, including Neil Fitzmaurice, Sheila Hancock, Dervla Kerwin, Christine Tremarco, Mark Womack, Ian Hart, Lesley Sharp and Joanne Frogatt.

Each episode, filmed in Kirkdale at the end of last year, is linked by a central theme, how to move on and reach a turning point in your life.

The screening at the Liverpool Film Academy, in Kirkdale, last night was followed by a question and answer session.

Producer Colin McKeown said he and McGovern set out to find the right writers for the series by offering the opportunity to as many people as possible.

He said: “The process of selecting these stories was a challenge thrown out to all levels of writers, from the inexperienced to those who have had some writing success.

“A shortlist was formed and five stories were then entered into a script process, presided over by Jimmy, who worked closely with the writers to produce the final shooting drafts.