This document outlines different types of TV drama that could be referenced in an introduction, including single play TV dramas which are one-off productions, long form TV dramas which have multiple episodes and ongoing narratives that may conclude at the end of a series or leave audiences on a cliffhanger, and costume dramas which are set in previous historical periods to depict particular eras.

1. These are the different types of
TV Drama that you SHOULD
make a brief reference to in
your Introduction.
For example –
“The essay will focus on the
costume drama (Creeber –
2001) and how the technical
features help construct the
representation of…”

2. Single Play TV Drama =
A one off TV Drama (docu-drama for example)
Long Form TV Drama =
A continual multi-episode/series where the narrative concludes
at the end of a series and/or leaves the audience on a cliff
hanger.
This is the most common for of TV Drama.