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Channel 4 television dramas
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The list Channel 4 television dramas includes
Hollyoaks, Brookside, Misfits, Queer as Folk and The Last King of Scotland.
The list consists of 161 members
and 7 sublists.
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British free-to-air television channel
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Hollyoaks
British soap opera
Overview: Hollyoaks is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera Brookside. From 2005 to 2023 ...
Release date: 23 October 1995Director: Paul Riordan, Sean GlynnCast: Nick Pickard, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Kieron Richardson, Jennifer Metcalfe, Jessica Fox, Stephanie WaringProducer: Bryan Kirkwood, Colette ChardWriter: Phil Redmond, Vikki TennantHollyoaks takes a look at the lives, loves and careers of a group of teenage friends and their families as they graduate through GCSE's, A-Levels ...
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Brookside
British soap opera
Overview: Brookside is a British television soap opera, set in Liverpool, England, which began on the launch night of Channel 4, 2 November 1982. It ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003. It was produced by Mersey ...
Release date: 2 November 1982Director: Peter Boisseau, Richard StandevenProducer: Phil Redmond, Nicholas ProsserWriter: Phil Redmond, Barry WoodwardThe everyday life and times of the residents, friends and enemies who live in a suburban street in the city of Liverpool in the north of England. 0
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Shameless
English comedy-drama series
Overview: Shameless is a British black comedy series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate, created and partially written by Paul Abbott, who is also the programme's executive producer. P ...
Release date: 13 January 2004Director: Paul Walker, David ThrelfallProducer: Paul Abbott, George FaberWriter: Paul Abbott, Ed McCardieThe story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits... 0
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Camelot
Historical-fantasy-drama television series
Overview: Camelot is a fantasy historical drama television series created by Michael Hirst and Chris Chibnall for Starz. An Irish-Canadian co-production, the series is based on the Arthurian legend, and stars an ...
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, HistoryDirector: Mikael Salomon, Stefan SchwartzCast: Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower, Tamsin Egerton, Peter Mooney, Philip Winchester, Eva GreenProducer: Craig Cegielski, Chris ChibnallWriter: Chris Chibnall, Michael HirstKing Uther dies suddenly. Britain is facing chaos. The sorcerer Merlin appoints the not so known son... 0
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Misfits
British science fiction comedy-drama television show
Overview: Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television show, on E4, about a group of young offenders sentenced to work in a community service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after ...
Release date: 12 November 2009Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-FiDirector: Tom Green, Jonathan van TullekenProducer: Howard Overman, Murray FergusonWriter: Howard Overman, Jon BrownA group of young offenders doing community service get struck by lightning during a storm, and begin to develop superpowers. 0
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Queer as Folk
British television series
Overview: Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Initially running for eight episodes, a two-part follow ...
Director: Sarah Harding, Charles McDougallProducer: Russell T. Davies, Tom SherryWriter: Russell T. DaviesControversial Drama which chronicles the lives of Stuart and Vince, and also 15 year old Nathan who is in love with Stuart 0
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The Last King of Scotland
2006 film
Overview: The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 historical drama film directed by Kevin Macdonald from a screenplay by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. Based on Giles Foden's 1998 novel, its plot depicts the dictatorship ...
Release date: 1 September 2006Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, HistoryDirector: Kevin MacdonaldCast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney, David OyelowoProducer: Ros Borland, Lisa BryerWriter: Peter Morgan, Jeremy BrockBased on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s. 0
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Humans
2015 British-American science fiction television series
Overview: Humans (styled as HUM∀NS) is a science fiction television series that debuted in June 2015 on Channel 4 and on AMC. Written by Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent, based on the Swedish science fiction drama ...
Genre: Drama, Sci-FiDirector: Lewis Arnold, Samuel DonovanWriter: Lars Lundström, Jonathan BrackleyIn a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so ... 0
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Black Mirror
British science fiction anthology television series
Overview: Black Mirror is a British anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. The series explores various genres, with most episodes set in near-future dystopias containing sci-fi technology—a type ...
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: Owen Harris, Carl TibbettsProducer: Charlie Brooker, Annabel JonesWriter: Charlie Brooker, William BridgesA television anthology series that shows the dark side of life and technology. 0
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Any Human Heart
British TV series or programme
Overview: Any Human Heart is a British drama television serial, based on the 2002 novel of the same name by William Boyd. It was announced in April 2010, and was broadcast on Channel 4 from 21 November to 12 December ...Director: Michael SamuelsProducer: Rebecca Eaton, Lynn HorsfordWriter: William BoydA novelist's life ricochets from 1920s Paris to '50s New York and '80s London. Along the way he meets Ernest Hemingway, Ian Fleming and ... 0
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This Is England '86
2010 British drama series
Overview: This Is England '86 is a 2010 British drama miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, a spin-off from the 2006 film This Is England. Set three years later, it focuses on the mod revival scene ...Genre: DramaDirector: Tom Harper, Shane MeadowsProducer: Libby Durdy, Rebekah Wray RogersWriter: Shane Meadows, Jack Thorne 0
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Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974
2009 television film trilogy
Overview: Red Riding is a British crime drama limited series written by Tony Grisoni and based on the book series of the same name by David Peace. The series comprises the novels Nineteen Seventy-Four (1999), N ...Release date: 6 February 2009Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Julian JarroldCast: Andrew Garfield, David Morrissey, John Henshaw, Anthony Flanagan, Warren Clarke, Jennifer HennessyProducer: Wendy Brazington, Andrew EatonWriter: David Peace, Tony GrisoniA rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose. 0
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Hollyoaks Later
Spin-off series of Hollyoaks
Overview: Hollyoaks Later (originally Late Night Hollyoaks) is a British television spin-off of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. The series allows for more sexual content, 'edgier' storylines and stronger language ...
Release date: 1 November 2008Genre: Comedy, Music, RomanceDirector: Alex Kalymnios, Steve BrettProducer: Bryan Kirkwood, Jane SteventonWriter: Dan Berlinka, Bede BlakeUnseen scenes from Hollyoaks which are high in gore, violence and sex. Which is why they weren't shown in the first place. 0
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The Royle Family
television series
Overview: The Royle Family is an English sitcom produced by Granada Television for the BBC, which ran for three series from 1998 to 2000, and specials from 2006 to 2012. It centres on the lives of a television- ...Release date: 14 September 1998Genre: ComedyDirector: Caroline Aherne, Mark MylodProducer: Kenton Allen, Caroline AherneWriter: Caroline Aherne, Craig CashA British sitcom about a family going through everyday life in the Royle family house. 0
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Teachers
British television comedy drama series (2001–2004)
Overview: Teachers is a British television comedy-drama series, created by Tim Loane and originally shown on Channel 4. The series follows a group of secondary school teachers in their daily lives.Release date: 21 March 2001Director: Susanna White, Iain B. MacDonaldProducer: Jane Fallon, Rhonda SmithWriter: Richard Stoneman, Andrew RattenburyComedy drama that follows the exploits of school staff both inside and out of the classroom. 0
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Sugar Rush
British TV series or programme
Overview: Sugar Rush is a British television teen comedy drama series developed by Shine TV and broadcast by Channel 4, loosely based on the Julie Burchill novel of the same name. It is centred on the life of 1 ...
Release date: 7 June 2005Director: Harry Bradbeer, Sean GrundyCast: Olivia Hallinan, Lenora Crichlow, Richard Lumsden, Sara Stewart, Kurtis O'Brien, Sarah-Jane PottsProducer: Johnny Capps, Julian MurphyWriter: Julie Burchill, Katie Baxendale15-year-old Kim has just moved to Brighton and developed an earth-shattering, hormone-surging crush on her new best friend, Sugar. 0
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Press Gang
British children's television series (1989–1993)
Overview: Press Gang is a British children's television comedy-drama consisting of 43 episodes across five series that were broadcast from 1989 to 1993. Produced by Richmond Film & Television for Central, it screened ...Release date: 16 January 1989Director: James Devis, Bob SpiersCast: Adrian Edmondson, Sandra Voe, Samantha Womack, Brian Glover, Jonathan Cake, Louisa Milwood-HaighProducer: Sandra C. Hastie, Lewis RuddWriter: Bill Moffat, Steven MoffatA bunch of kids are to make a newspaper for the young, named "Junior Gazette". The series follows these kids both on job and in private. 0
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Meadowlands
British TV series or programme
Overview: Cape Wrath (also known as Meadowlands) is a British thriller drama television series, created by Robert Murphy and Matthew Arlidge, that first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2007 on Channel ...
Release date: 17 June 2007Genre: Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Duane Clark, Andrew GunnProducer: Caroline Levy, Matthew ArlidgeWriter: Robert Murphy, Matthew ArlidgeA married couple and their teenage twins move to Meadowlands, a friendly and seemingly safe suburban town, to start a new life. Here, they will soon realize ... 0
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Coming Up
Television series
Overview: Coming Up is a British television anthology series, broadcast on Channel 4. Each series contains up to eight episodes consisting of single stories by writers and directors with no previous experience or ...Genre: DramaDirector: Andrea Arnold, Andrew ArnoldProducer: Rob Pursey, Mary HareWriter: Levi David Addai, Lydia AdetunjiComing Up is a British Channel 4 television series of films made for television by new directors and writers. 0
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The Devil's Whore
British TV series or programme
Overview: The Devil's Whore (released as The Devil's Mistress in North America) is a four-part television series set during the English Civil War, produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4 in 2008. It is about ...Release date: 1 November 2008Genre: Drama, War, HistoryDirector: Marc MundenCast: Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, Tom Goodman-Hill, John Simm, Maxine Peake, Michael FassbenderProducer: Justin Bodle, Martine BrantWriter: Martine Brant, Peter FlannerySet between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English Civil War through the eyes of the a 17 year ... 0
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