TV Drama is television content that is scripted and normally fictional, however it can also be based on real life events. TV dramas can focus on any type of plot however they generally concentrate around a group of characters and follow a part of their lives.
Examples include:
- Skins
- Prison Break
- Gossip Girl
- Desperate Housewives
It is often shown as weekly episodes of about an hour each and lengths of series/seasons vary depending on the programme. UK TV dramas generally last around 10 episodes per series for example Skins which is 10 episodes. US TV dramas are often 20-30 episodes per season, for example Prison Break Season 1 & 2 which each lasted 22 episodes. TV dramas can be a one off programme or can be followed by more series.
TV Dramas do not usually return to equilibrium at the end of each episode and are generally left unresolved with cliff hangers to link previous episodes to the next. This is because things change, similarly to reality, and characters do not usually stay in the same situation or location. TV Dramas commonly feature on-going plots throughout the series, with less significant sub plots in each episode.
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