TV drama is the generic name for a perticular type of television programme. Television dramas are fictional and therefore scripted, discluding all types of reality tv, game shows, talent shows, documentaries, news and sport. Also, two other types of television programme which may fit the television drama category are soap opera and situation comedy. A soap opera can be defined as a constantly running series whereas a televison drama would be split into series or seasons. The sitcom is specifically comedy and has become a genre in itself meeting its own sitcom conventions. They both are not regarded under the tv drama bracket. Tv dramas can take certain formats such as a mini-series running for 4-6 episodes per series or a made-for-tv movie which is often split into 2 or 3 parts and is more filmic than most television programming. Tv drama can take nearly any kind of genre or storyline as it is a fictional format, with popular types in the past being police dramas, hospital dramas and period dramas. Examples of these are 'The Bill' on ITV, 'Casualty' on BBC and 'Lost in Austen' shown on ITV. Some of the most popular tv dramas today are 'Lost' (bottom left), 'Heroes', 'Prison Break', '24', 'Skins' and 'Desperate Housewives' (bottom right), covering a wide range of plots from castaway to teen parties. It is a flexible and therefore very interesting form of media.
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