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SkinsVampire DiariesSome GirlsThe InbetweenersYoungersTop BoyMisfits‘Teen Drama’ came into prominence in the 1990s, they often incorporate the most

common occurring situations in teenage life. For example: love as well as dealing with other general occurrences thought to be typical issues of adolescence. An excellent example of this would be represented through the Teen Drama ‘Skins’. I would choose this as the best drama as it shows a realistic representation of teenagers from different backgrounds and what teenage experiences each individual may go through.

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Police Crime Dramas revolve around how crimes are solved or any other aspect of law enforcement. This will generally include locations such as a lab or conference room where the main

characters will often meet to attempt to solve the crime. An example of this can be shown from the Police Crime Drama ‘CSI’ where they frequently meet in the lab to discuss the happenings of their current

care. This is shown in the image given below.

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Medical Hospital Dramas are located within a hospital, ambulance staff or any other medical environment. Often

directors go beyond the medical environment and look further into our actor and actresses lives to add

entertainment and engage the audience further. ‘City Hospital’ which first aired in in 1951 is considered to be

the first medical hospital drama to be aired.

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Period/Costume dramas, sometimes considered to be historical dramas in the light of dramas such as ‘Downtown Abbey’ are

dramas which are a portrayal of a certain time period or theme. For example ‘Doctor Who’ portrays a futuristic theme and a huge aspect of allowing the audience to understand the

on screen activity is through the use of costume etc.