Dramarama
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 ...
Details
- First aired
- 12 Sept 1983
- Seasons
- 7
- Episodes
- 91
- TMDB 7.2
- Last aired
- 21 Aug 1989
- Genres
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CITV
- Episode runtime
- 30 min
- Countries
GB
- Original language
- en
- Original title
- Dramarama
- Cast
- Writers
Nigel Crowle Harry Duffin Nick McCarty Janey Preger Dave Sheasby Kay Mellor Adele Rose Ann-Marie di Mambro Anthony Horowitz Peter Grimwade Jane Hollowood Robin Driscoll Jan Mark Tony Allen George Orwell Polly Churchill Jenny McDade Ben Steed Valerie Georgeson Richard Moss Brian Finch George Markstein James Doran Dave Humphries Glenn Chandler Richard Cooper Stuart Hepburn John Chambers Margaret Mahy James Graham Donald Churchill Brian Trueman James Andrew Hall Matthew Bardsley Maggie Wadey Gail Renard Trevor Preston Alan England Jan Needle Bill Oddie Gerry Huxham Peter Corey Tony Haase Laura Beaumont Janni Howker Dennis Spooner Geoffrey Case - Composer
Edward Williams
