Question 1:

We think that Serial TV Dramas appeal to audiences because they use:

 recognisable narratives
 conventional settings and locations
 believable and relatable characters.

From your research, select two examples of Serial TV dramas and explain how successfully they have
both used these ingredients.

Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to research serial TV

Point – refer to bullet point 1
Evidence – from your TV show (s)
Explain how it appeals to its audience
Evaluate – is it successful? Can you use
any theory or key terms you’ve
learned?
Point – refer to bullet point 2
Evidence – from your TV show (s)
Explain how it appeals to its audience
Evaluate – is it successful?
Point – refer to bullet point 3
Evidence – from your TV show (s)
Explain how it appeals to its audience
Evaluate – is it successful?
dramas. From my research I have discovered that….
It is important for TV dramas to use recognisable
narratives because…….
For example, in ………….
This appeals to the audience because …..
I think it is/is not successful because ……….
It is important for TV dramas to use conventional
settings and locations because ……..
For example, in ………….
This appeals to the audience because …..
I think it is/is not successful because ……….
It is important for TV dramas to use believable
characters because…….
For example, in ………….
This appeals to the audience because …..
I think it is/is not successful because ……….

Either write about BOTH TV dramas for each bullet point OR write about one TV drama for all three
bullet points and then the other TV drama.

Remember that you get marked for answering all THREE bullet points and using TWO examples of
TV shows.