A serial is a show that has a story-line it is often described as a serialisation from a book or a specific event. A serial is only broadcasted once and it does not end at each hour, it evolves around installments this usually tends to be 1-3 episodes however can vary.
An example of a serial is Pride and Prejudice, which is set in
Netherfield Estate in Hertfordshire; it is a romance set in the early
1800's. The serial consists of six hours
- long episodes, which are adapted from the Jane Austen Novel of the same
title. The serial consists of the following main characters: Mr& Mrs Bennet
and their five children Elizabeth, Kitty, Lydia and Mary. It also includes Mr
Darcy and Charles Bingley.
In addition to this the BBC great expectations is another example, this on the other hand consists of 3 episodes that are adapted from Charles Dickson’s Novel. The serial consists of the following main characters: Pip, Estella, Magwitch, and Miss Havisham.
Another great example of a serial is Prime Suspect 3 and it consists of the genres of crime, drama and mystery. The serial is tailored from Lynda La Plante Novel; it has a run time of 3 hours and 28 minutes. The serial Prime Suspect 3 includes character such as DCI Jane Tennison, Vera Reynolds and many others.
Series
A series is a programme broadcasted regularly; this usually tends to be once a week. It will consist of a story that is separated or split down to a set amount of episodes. It will consist of the same characters and a basic situation will be used to tell a different story in each episode. A series will contain the same title but this will only take place after all the episodes meet an end.
An example of a series is Doctor Who; it is a Science fiction based genre. The setting of this series is often around in the universe, earth and usually the location of London. Doctor who is a series of 1 hour and originally began in 1963. The main characters are the Doctor and his sidekick this for example being (Amy pond & Rory Williams.) Sometimes the sidekick's friends and family members are involved. The main characters will also have some of the re-accruing villains such as the Cyberman and Daleks.
Another example of a series is 90210; the genre of this series is teen drama. The setting of 90210 is based in America. 90210 is aired for 1 hour and the first episode of 90210 started in September 2nd 2008. The main character of 90210 is Naomi Clark, Annie Wilson, Liam Court , Erin Silver and others.
A final example of a series is ‘The vampire diaries’. This series has recently started in September 10, 2009. The genre of this type of series is fantasy, horror and teen drama. The airing time of the vampire diaries is also 1 hour. The main characters in the vampire diaries are Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore and Damon Salvatore and many others.
Single Drama
A single drama is broadcasted but only once, it provides a presentation of real life. It is often based on topics or issues that are more appropriate for television than in contrast to cinema based.
An
example of a single drama is My Murder; this is based on true events. The
single drama was released in Tuesday 17th April 2012; it was aired
for 1 hour. The main character of my
murder was Shakilus Townsend. Dirty war is another example of single drama which is about a
terrorist attack on London. This was released at the later dates of 2004.The final example of a single drama is See No Evil, this is about a Housewife, 49, Prime Suspect, The Road to Guantanamo and Death of a President. This single drama was watched by 6.2 million on ITV1. The estimated starting date of See No Evil was 26 September 2007. The genres of See No Evil are slasher, thriller and horror. Some of the main characters in See No Evil are Kira, Christine, Jacob Goodnight and many more.
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