Dramarama (1983)
Dramarama (1983)

Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Gary Oldman
Ben

Nicholas Bond-Owen

Denyse Alexander
Mrs. Thornhill

Ian Kirkby
Alph

Bill Wallis
Dozy Bozy

Martin Cochrane
Fat Cat Malcolm

Bill Stewart
Gammon

Hywel Williams-Ellis
Steve Gibbs

David Doyle
Baz

Michael Kerrigan
Director

Patrick Titley
Director

Christopher Barry
Director

John Albasiny
Boy

Peter Grimwade
Director

Michael Winterbottom
Director

Edward Williams
Music / Conductor

Harry Duffin
Writer

Tony Allen
Writer

Richard Cooper
Writer

Gail Renard
Writer

Christopher Reilly
Neil Jordan

Bianca Bewley
Meg

Martin Wimbush
Gorgeous George

Steve Dixon
Dave Klein

Judy Cornwell

Anthony Daniels

Roger Sloman

Alfred Marks

Jim Broadbent

Jenny Howe

Yolande Palfrey

Clare Clifford
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 12, 1983
StatusEnded
Seasons7
Episodes91
Running Time30m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Dramarama is a British children's anthology series broadcast on ITV between 12 September 1983 and 21 August 1989. The series tended to feature single dramas with a science fiction, supernatural and occasionally satirical theme. It was created by Anna Home, then head of children's and youth programming at TVS; however, the dramas themselves were produced by a total of twelve ITV regional companies. Thus, each episode was in practice a one-off production with its own cast and crew, up to and including the executive producer. Some episodes (not listed in the episode guide below) were originally produced for the 1981 ITV children's anthology series Theatre Box and then were re-screened as Dramarama episodes.
Dramarama was largely a showcase for new talent to television and offered debuts for Anthony Horowitz, Paul Abbott, Kay Mellor, Janice Hally, Tony Kearney, David Tennant and Ann Marie Di Mambro. It was also one of Dennis Spooner's last works.
One of the stories, Thames' "Dodger, Bonzo And The Rest" from 1984, proved so popular that it was spun off into its own series and Christmas special the following year – the series starred Lee Ross and recounted life in a large foster home. Another story, Granada's "Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night" from 1988, was developed into the long-running series Children's Ward. The original Dramarama story was co-written by Paul Abbott and Kay Mellor – at the time, working as staff writers for Granada.
The series has rarely been repeated in recent years, although two episodes – "Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night" and "Back to Front" – were broadcast on the CITV channel as part of a 30th anniversary weekend in January 2013.
Only four ITV companies of the time did not contribute to the series: Anglia, Channel, Grampian and LWT. TVS produced the greatest number of episodes.
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