British TV Dramas

There are many British TV Dramas which are popular but why are they so popular? What makes an audience want to continue to watch it?

There are many types of drama like:
Series
Soap Opera
Serial
Drama trilogies
Single dramas
Partners

Goodnight Mister Tom
Goodnight Mister Tom is a single drama. The common themes are discipline, reality, cruelty and relationships. Many people find this drama very interesting and attention grabbing because maybe some people can relate to how the protagonist is treated.


Sherlock
Sherlock is a three part series crime drama. The common themes are death, crime, mystery, suspects, evidence and solutions. The fact that it is a crime drama promotes enigma which proves suspenseful to it's audience which hook them to keep watching it.

Dr Who

Dr Who is a series drama. The common themes in Dr Who are time travel, companionship, good and bad guys, death and suspense. All of these are put together well to make an excellent and popular drama series that has many fans. Everybody views Dr Who as the true hero and he is shown as a character to be liked by the audience as well as his partner.




Spooks
Spooks is a British spy serial drama. It's themes are crime, spies, murder and mystery. Many people find it entertaining because it's all to do with secrecy and mystery just like Sherlock. The element of suspense is also what attracts the audience to watch it again. Spooks also has major twists where even main characters are killed off.


Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a soap opera. The common themes are relationships, reality, friends and enemies, problems and conflicts. Many people find Coronation Street very interesting because there is suspense between episodes because of the problems and conflicts going on between many characters with multiple story lines. Also people can identify with other characters and feel happy and/or sympathy for them when an event happens to that character.

Holby City & Casualty
Holby City and Casualty are drama partners. They both have common themes such as relationships, problems and conflicts and real life emergency situations. Again just like coronation street, people are entertained by the characters and their problems and conflicts.