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.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Mighty Mum and the Petnappers | 1983-09-12 | 25 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Rip It Up | 1983-09-19 | 25 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Venchie | 1983-09-26 | 25 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Jack and the Computer | 1983-10-03 | 25 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Because I Say So | 1983-10-10 | 25 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Bully for Cosmo | 1983-10-17 | 25 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Messages | 1983-10-24 | 25 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | The Young Person's Guide to Getting Their Ball Back | 1983-10-31 | 25 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | Sweet Revenge | 1983-11-07 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | Night of the Narrow Boats | 1984-05-14 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | Fowl Pest | 1984-05-21 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest | 1984-05-28 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Que Sera | 1984-06-04 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Stalemate | 1984-06-11 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Snoop! | 1984-06-25 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Mr. Stabs | 1984-07-02 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | Josephine Jo | 1984-07-09 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 9 | The Purple People Eater | 1984-07-16 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 10 | On Your Tod | 1984-07-23 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 11 | The Old Firm: Two for Starters | 1984-07-30 | 25 min |
Season 2 | Episode 12 | Rachel and Rosie | 1984-08-06 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | Easy | 1985-04-01 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | The Coal Princess | 1985-04-15 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | Look At Me | 1985-04-22 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Young Person's Guide to Going Backwards in the World | 1985-04-29 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | The Audition | 1985-05-13 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Universe Downstairs | 1985-05-20 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 7 | A Proper Little Nooryeff | 1985-06-03 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 8 | Frog | 1985-06-10 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 9 | Private Eye | 1985-06-17 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 10 | Emily | 1985-06-24 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 11 | Silver | 1985-07-01 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 12 | The Golden Conch | 1985-07-08 | 25 min |
Season 3 | Episode 13 | Purple Passion Video | 1985-07-15 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 1 | The Come-Uppance of Captain Katt | 1986-06-30 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 2 | A Couple of Charlies | 1986-07-07 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 3 | Wayfarers | 1986-07-14 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 4 | Play Acting | 1986-07-21 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 5 | Last Days at Black Bert's | 1986-07-28 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 6 | Maureen Reid Where Are You? | 1986-08-04 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 7 | Flashback | 1986-08-11 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 8 | Direct Action | 1986-08-18 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 9 | Waiting for Elvis | 1986-09-01 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 10 | Just a Game | 1986-09-08 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 11 | Flyaway Friend | 1986-09-15 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 12 | Pig Ignorance | 1986-09-22 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 13 | Jessie's Place | 1986-09-29 | 25 min |
Season 4 | Episode 14 | Frankie's Hat | 1986-10-06 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 1 | Cannondrum | 1987-03-30 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 2 | Snap | 1987-04-06 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 3 | The Horrible Story | 1987-04-13 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 4 | My Friend Julie | 1987-04-27 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 5 | The Creature Beyond Torches' End | 1987-05-11 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 6 | My Mum's a Courgette | 1987-05-18 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 7 | Brainwaves | 1987-06-08 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 8 | Undertow of the Armada | 1987-06-15 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 9 | Stan's First Night | 1987-06-22 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 10 | Living Doll | 1987-06-29 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 11 | Peter | 1987-07-03 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 12 | The Halt | 1987-07-06 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 13 | Tam | 1987-07-13 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 14 | A Spirited Performance | 1987-08-10 | 25 min |
Season 5 | Episode 15 | Badger on the Barge | 1987-08-24 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 1 | Forever Young | 1988-05-09 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 2 | The Macramé Man | 1988-05-16 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 3 | The Wrong Button | 1988-05-23 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 4 | Bubbles | 1988-06-06 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 5 | Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night | 1988-06-13 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 6 | Big T for Trouble | 1988-06-20 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 7 | Room for One More | 1988-06-27 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 8 | Making Waves | 1988-07-04 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 9 | Just a Normal Girl | 1988-07-11 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 10 | Now You See Them | 1988-07-18 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 11 | Bogeymen | 1988-07-25 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 12 | The Alien | 1988-08-01 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 13 | The Secret of Croftmore | 1988-08-08 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 14 | The Bubblegum Brigade | 1988-08-15 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 15 | Playing for Wales | 1988-08-22 | 25 min |
Season 6 | Episode 16 | Snap Decision | 1988-08-29 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 1 | Codzmorf | 1989-06-12 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 2 | Ghost Story | 1989-06-19 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 3 | Badger | 1989-06-26 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 4 | Back to Front | 1989-07-03 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 5 | Monstrous | 1989-07-10 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 6 | The Pisces Connection | 1989-07-17 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 7 | Rosie the Great | 1989-07-24 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 8 | Snakes and Loofahs | 1989-07-31 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 9 | Just Wild About Harry | 1989-08-07 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 10 | Mitchin' | 1989-08-14 | 25 min |
Season 7 | Episode 11 | In the Pink | 1989-08-21 | 25 min |