Home› UK TV Shows
Click here to check out Digital Spy's TV section for the latest news, previews and reviews of your favourite shows.
Options

BBC or ITV need a hard hitting children/teen drama!

SOAPYFANSOAPYFAN Posts: 2,095
Forum Member
✭✭✭
in UK TV Shows #1
We once had Grange Hill... Byker Grove and Children's Ward!!

All in which told stories in a sometimes controversial way! But viewers were hooked! Now we dont have anything.. All we get now is sci fi adventures of comedy slap stick stuff..

We need a 5pm, 30 minute, twice weekly drama! Running for 10 weeks, in a way that stories can be standalone as well as continuing!

Are the days of hard hitting kids drama behind us?

Thoughts on this??

Comments

  • Options
    A.D.PA.D.P Posts: 10,384
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    #2
    Waterloo road.
  • Options
    stv viewerstv viewer Posts: 17,564
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    #3
    Dumping Ground
  • Options
    A.D.PA.D.P Posts: 10,384
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    #4
    Can I add BBC Parliament, they all act like kids on that.

    The best one is PMs questions, they all act like hormonal teenagers then, screaming and shouting.
  • Options
    stv viewerstv viewer Posts: 17,564
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    #5
    Puberty Blues is an Australian Drama the BBC could buy this in
  • Options
    SOAPYFANSOAPYFAN Posts: 2,095
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    #6
    Waterloo Road is ending so kinda defeats the object... Plus i'd only class series.1-3 as hard hitting!
  • Options
    speedy_gonzalesspeedy_gonzales Posts: 1,167
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    #7
    they need something like chocky,that will make them think and put down their tablets and mobiles.
  • Options
    WillpurryWillpurry Posts: 2,768
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    #8
    speedy_gonzales wrote: »
    they need something like chocky,that will make them think and put down their tablets and mobiles.

    Hijack thread for sly dig at 'kids of today'. Check!
  • Options
    Welsh-ladWelsh-lad Posts: 51,925
    Forum Member
    ✭
    #9
    Decent sci-fi or fantasy needed too e.g Century Falls, Moondial etc.
  • Options
    WillpurryWillpurry Posts: 2,768
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    #10
    Welsh-lad wrote: »
    Decent sci-fi or fantasy needed too e.g Century Falls, Moondial etc.

    The Sparticle Mystery. Wizards Vs. Aliens. Rose Tinted Glasses.
  • Options
    dazza89dazza89 Posts: 13,909
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    #11
    Unfortunately those days are gone, neither BBC or ITV are going to invest in any type of new drama/soap at 5pm, neither barley invest anything to heavy before 9pm most nights now. I also highly doubt there would be an audience for it, when I was a teen then yes the likes of GH and BG were must see but these days there are so many more options.
  • Options
    Funk YouFunk You Posts: 6,864
    Forum Member
    ✭
    #12
    Id like to see repeats of Heartbreak High on the BBC, that was always good.
  • Options
    grumpyscotgrumpyscot Posts: 11,354
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    #13
    A.D.P wrote: »
    Can I add BBC Parliament, they all act like kids on that.

    The best one is PMs questions, they all act like hormonal teenagers then, screaming and shouting.

    I like it!

    And, like kids, they usually get it wrong!
  • Options
    HeWhoIsHereHeWhoIsHere Posts: 86
    Forum Member
    ✭
    #14
    stv viewer wrote: »
    Puberty Blues is an Australian Drama the BBC could buy this in

    That is still aimed at adults.
  • Options
    stv viewerstv viewer Posts: 17,564
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    #15
    HeWhoIsHere wrote: »
    That is still aimed at adults.

    Is it I thought it was teen drama
Sign In or Register to comment.