TV Drama Introduction

TV Dramas are scripted programmes that show the lives of realistic characters who are involved in everyday situations. They commonly include adult themes and as a result they are broadcast during later time slots.

TV Dramas	Genre	Narrative	Channel	Time
Desperate Housewives	Family	Relationships	Channel 4	9:00pm
90210	Teen	Rich Teenagers	E4	9:00pm
Downton Abbey	Period	WW1	ITV1	9:00pm
Misfits	Teen/Sci Fi	Superpowers	E4	9:00pm
Waterloo Road	Family	School life	BBC 1	7:30pm
Doctor Who	Sci-Fi	Time Travel	BBC	6:45pm
Eastenders	Soap	Life in a Town	ITV1	7:00pm
Emmerdale	Soap	Life in a Village	ITV1	6:20pm
Coronation Street	Soap	Life on a Street	ITV1	7:00pm
Hollyoaks	Soap	Life in a Town	Channel 4	6:30pm
Skins	Teen	Teenage Partying	E4	10:00pm