Dramarama
Dramarama (1983)
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama - NaNh NaNm
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Overview
Dramarama is the name of a British children's anthology series broadcast on ITV between 1983 and 1989. It tended to feature drama of a science fiction or supernatural bent. The series was created by Anna Home, then head of children's and youth programming at TVS, however production responsibilities were divided amongst most of the regional ITV franchise holders. Thus, each episode was in practice a one-off production with its own cast and crew, up to and including the executive producer. Dramarama was largely a place for new talent to prove themselves and was a launching pad for the likes of Anthony Horowitz, Paul Abbott, Kay Mellor, Janice Hally, Tony Kearney, David Tennant and Ann Marie Di Mambro. It was one of Dennis Spooner's last credits. One of Dramarama's episodes, "Dodger, Bonzo And The Rest", gained so much popularity that it was turned in to its own series the following year. It starred Lee Ross and was based around a large foster home. The episode "Blackbird Singing In The Dead of Night" was developed by Granada into the TV series Children's Ward. It was also repeated for the first time since its original broadcast on 5 January 2013, during CITV's 30th anniversary Old Skool Weekend. The Series 7 episode "Back To Front" – notable for featuring a mirror image of the Yorkshire Television logo card at the end – was repeated on 6 January 2013, again as part of CITV's 30th anniversary Old Skool Weekend.
Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Type

Scripted

Seasons

Recommendations

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Apr 29, 2014
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Nov 23, 2022
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Jul 15, 2016
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Oct 10, 2012
79%
Sep 17, 2021
82%
Nov 04, 2016
85%
Jul 25, 2010
83%
Jun 16, 2019
83%
Jan 12, 2014
87%
May 06, 2019
82%
Jan 15, 2021
84%
Jan 25, 2016
85%
Apr 17, 2011
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Jan 20, 2008
83%
Sep 13, 2005
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Sep 23, 2003
86%
Nov 06, 2016
82%
Aug 31, 2023

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