Dramarama
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First Air DateSep 12, 1983
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Production
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Rotten tomato67%
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Original titleDramarama
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ReleaseSep 12, 1983
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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.
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Casts
Specials ( 1983-04-18)
Spooky: War Games with Caroline
Spooky: The Exorcism of Amy
Spooky: The Danny Roberts Show
Spooky: The Ghostly Earl
Spooky: In A Dark, Dark Box...
Spooky: The Restless Ghost
Spooky: The Keeper
School For Clowns (Episode 1)
School For Clowns (Episode 2)
Season 1 ( 1983-09-12)
Mighty Mum and the Petnappers
Rip It Up
The Venchie
Jack and the Computer
Because I Say So
Bully for Cosmo
Messages
The Young Person's Guide to Getting Their Ball Back
Sweet Revenge
Season 2 ( 1984-05-14)
Night of the Narrow Boats
Fowl Pest
Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest
Que Sera
Stalemate
Snoop!
Mr. Stabs
Josephine-Jo
The Purple People Eater
On Your Tod
The Old Firm: Two for Starters
Rachel and Rosie
Season 3 ( 1985-04-01)
Easy
The Coal Princess
Look At Me
A Young Person's Guide to Going Backwards In The World
The Audition
The Universe Downstairs
A Proper Little Nooryeff
Frog
Private Eye
Emily
Silver
The Golden Conch
Purple Passion Video
Season 4 ( 1986-06-30)
The Come-Uppance of Captain Katt
A Couple of Charlies
Wayfarers
Play Acting
Last Days at Black Bert's
Maureen Reid, Where Are You?
Flashback
Direct Action
Waiting for Elvis
Just a Game
Flyaway Friend
Pig Ignorance
Jessie's Place
Frankie's Hat
Season 5 ( 1987-03-30)
Cannondrum
Snap
The Horrible Story
My Friend Julie
The Creature Beyond Torches' End
My Mum's a Courgette
Brainwaves
Undertow of the Armada
Stan's First Night
Living Doll
Peter
The Halt
Mr Magus is Waiting for You
A Spirited Performance
Badger on the Barge
Badger on the Barge
Season 6 ( 1988-05-08)
Forever Young
The Macramé Man
The Wrong Button
Bubbles
Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night
Big T for Trouble
Room for One More
Making Waves
Just a Normal Girl
Now You See Them
Bogeymen
The Alien
The Secret of Croftmore
The Bubblegum Brigade
Playing for Wales
Snap Decision
Season 7 ( 1989-06-12)
Codzmorf
Ghost Story
Badger
Back to Front
Monstrous
The Pisces Connection
Rosie the Great
Snakes and Loofahs
Just Wild About Harry
Mitchin
In the Pink
