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 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.
Cast (122)
Directors
Haldane Duncan
Director
Diarmuid Lawrence
Director
Ages 35-41
Michael Kerrigan
Director
Roger Cheveley
Director
Pennant Roberts
Director
Alistair Clarke
Director
Kay Patrick
Director
Terry Miller
Director
Peter Tabern
Director
Ages 34-40
John Darnell
Director
Alister Hallum
Director
Renny Rye
Director
Ages 35-41
Kenneth Price
Director
J. Nigel Pickard
Director
Richard Bramall
Director
Patrick Titley
Director
Vic Hughes
Director
Neville Green
Director
John Michael Phillips
Director
Stephen Butcher
Director
Mike Healey
Director
Peter Grimwade
Director
Ages 41-47
Mike Holgate
Director
Peter Duguid
Director
Ages 60-66
Tony Kysh
Director
Spencer Campbell
Director
Oliver Horsbrugh
Director
Fiona Cumming
Director
Ages 45-51
Mike Connor
Director
Terry Harding
Director
Keith Washington
Director
Ages 38-44
Michael Winterbottom
Director
Ages 22-28
Julian Jarrold
Director
Ages 23-29
Patrick Lau
Director
Andrew Morgan
Director
Christopher Barry
Director
Ages 57-63
John Woods
Director
Writers
Nigel Crowle
Writer
Harry Duffin
Writer
Dave Sheasby
Writer
Anthony Horowitz
Writer
Ages 28-34
Kay Mellor
Writer
Ages 32-38
Nick McCarty
Writer
Janey Preger
Writer
Adele Rose
Writer
Ann-Marie di Mambro
Writer
Donald Churchill
Writer
Maggie Wadey
Writer
Polly Churchill
Writer
George Markstein
Writer
Ages 54-59
Trevor Preston
Writer
Ages 45-51
Janni Howker
Writer
Geoffrey Case
Writer
Margaret Mahy
Writer
Ages 47-53
Brian Trueman
Writer
Ages 51-57
Alan England
Writer
Richard Moss
Writer
Jane Hollowood
Writer
Gail Renard
Writer
Ages 31-37
Dennis Spooner
Writer
Ages 50-56
Valerie Georgeson
Writer
Glenn Chandler
Writer
Robin Driscoll
Writer
Ages 32-38
Tony Allen
Writer
Bill Oddie
Writer
Ages 42-48
Gerry Huxham
Writer
Richard Cooper
Writer
Stuart Hepburn
Writer
Peter Grimwade
Writer
Ages 41-47
Peter Corey
Writer
Ages 37-43
James Doran
Writer
Ages 60-66
Matthew Bardsley
Writer
James Graham
Writer
Ages 1-7
John Chambers
Writer
James Andrew Hall
Writer
George Orwell
Writer
Ages 80-86
Dave Humphries
Writer
Laura Beaumont
Writer
Ages 27-33
Ben Steed
Writer
Jan Needle
Writer
Brian Finch
Writer
Ages 47-53
Jenny McDade
Writer
Jan Mark
Writer
Tony Haase
Writer
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English