TV DRAMA’S

TV Drama’s

Action & AdventureSCI-FI & Fantasy

Horror & Supernatural

Classic & Period

Musical

MedicalSoaps

Examples:• Merlin• Highlander

Examples:• Casualty• Holby City• Doctors

Examples:• Highlander• Spooks

Examples: •The fades

Examples: • The only way in Essex• East enders• Doctors

Examples:• The Gay Divorce

Examples:• The importance of being Earnest • Wide Sargasso sea

• TV Drama is television content is scripted and fictional. This excludes sports, news, reality and game shows, stand-up comedy and a variety of shows.

Definition of TV Drama

The Hermeneutic code (HER)

The Proairetic Code (ACT)

The Semantic Code (SEM)

The Symbolic Code (SYM)The Cultural Code (REF)

Roland Barthes - 5 Codes