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About Dramarama

Dramarama is a sci-fi & fantasy and drama TV series that premiered on CITV on September 12, 1983. It has 7 seasons and 91 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 7 Episode 11 "In the Pink", aired on August 21, 1989.

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.

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Episodes

91 episodes · 7 seasons

Season 1

1983 · 9 episodes · Last episode: 43 years ago

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  1. E9

    9. Sweet Revenge

    Finale
  2. E8

    8. The Young Person's Guide to Getting Their Ball Back

  3. E7

    7. Messages

  4. E6

    6. Bully for Cosmo

    Cosmo is being bullied in class by Sylvia after he refuses to take a note from her in the middle of a lesson. After a fight almost breaks out, the teacher calls in Cosmo's father and Sylvia's mother to attempt to resolve things.

  5. E5

    5. Because I Say So

    When a boy is injured in a classroom fight, his teacher and headmaster try to get at the truth of what happened.

  6. E4

    4. Jack and the Computer

  7. E3

    3. The Venchie

    Matt begins a new job as a play worker for an adventure playground - a "venchie". Despite being warned that the kids there are hooligans, Matt believes they just need to be given a chance and understanding

  8. E2

    2. Rip It Up

  9. E1

    1. Mighty Mum and the Petnappers

Season 2

1984 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 42 years ago

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  1. E12

    12. Rachel and Rosie

    Finale

    Wheelchair-bound Rosie is waiting in hospital for an operation. When she has to share her hospital room with Rachel, a very different girl with a more streetwise outlook, Rosie must learn to deal with Rachel's prejudices towards her.

  2. E11

    11. The Old Firm: Two for Starters

  3. E10

    10. On Your Tod

    18-year-old Ben seems to have all the luck. In reality, he is bored and lonely - and it takes a gate-crasher at his party to force him to acknowledge his problems.

  4. E9

    9. The Purple People Eater

  5. E8

    8. Josephine-Jo

  6. E7

    7. Mr. Stabs

    Mr Stabs is summoned to the City of Shadows, where he must perform various heroic deeds in order to defeat the evil Polandi, and ultimately face mortal, magical combat with Melchisedek.

  7. E6

    6. Snoop!

    Colin Egan, a cub reporter, is sent on an apparently boring assignment. Events, however, soon take a dramatic turn.

  8. E5

    5. Stalemate

  9. E4

    4. Que Sera

    Fortune teller Rose is trying to teach young Stella the tricks of her trade when the new owner of the Pleasure Palace threatens her professional existence with his future business plans. Clairvoyance is urgently needed, but maybe one of them has real paranormal talents?

  10. E3

    3. Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest

    When they overhear that their children's home may be closed, the youngsters hatch a series of plans, not all totally above board, to raise money to keep it open.

  11. E2

    2. Fowl Pest

    Chaos results when Amy gives her mother a birthday present of four chickens.

  12. E1

    1. Night of the Narrow Boats

Season 3

1985 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Purple Passion Video

    Finale
  2. E12

    12. The Golden Conch

  3. E11

    11. Silver

  4. E10

    10. Emily

  5. E9

    9. Private Eye

  6. E8

    8. Frog

    A satirical, political play as an enclosed garden represents the whole western world. Inhabiting the garden are various animals who speak directly to the viewers in rhyme and song, including a frog who has stolen all the water.

  7. E7

    7. A Proper Little Nooryeff

  8. E6

    6. The Universe Downstairs

    Vincent and his parents move into an old house. When they hear noises coming from the cellar he goes down to investigate and finds a whole new world, Cosmos, with its own unique people.

  9. E5

    5. The Audition

  10. E4

    4. A Young Person's Guide to Going Backwards In The World

    Air date TBA

    Charlie is facing his exam and is suffering greatly under the pressure of expectations. Then the mysterious Mentora makes him a tempting offer: he can simply pass. But the pact takes him to a fantastical world, to the "Mouth," behind which lurks consequences for those who don't think and decide for themselves.

  11. E3

    3. Look At Me

    Two children, one deaf and one hearing, are brought together by an accident involving the deaf boy's beloved dog.

  12. E2

    2. The Coal Princess

  13. E1

    1. Easy

    Neil is a good footballer, but his father wants him to only develop his talent for the violin. But the concert of a great virtuoso changes everything.

Season 4

1986 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 39 years ago

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  1. E14

    14. Frankie's Hat

    Finale

    Sonia travels from London to Oxford to make a Birthday visit to her sister Frankie who has moved away and started a family. But Frankie takes the opportunity to make up for her lost youth, much to the younger girl's distaste.

  2. E13

    13. Jessie's Place

    A girl from a snobbish middle class family is desperate to break free, and ends up forging an unlikely friendship with a younger working class boy

  3. E12

    12. Pig Ignorance

    Little crook Darryl has to do community service on an inner-city farm. Most of the time he doesn't care about the work, but when the owners have to sell the only pig for lack of money, his attitude changes.

  4. E11

    11. Flyaway Friend

    Jennie is new at school, misses her father and has no friends. But there is her imaginary friend Tom, who has similar concerns. But is he really imaginary?

  5. E10

    10. Just a Game

    A school quiz broadcast on the radio is a huge success until two students from a losing team realize that their teacher is helping the competition. Proving the cheating and convincing their teachers and parents proves difficult. And the station doesn't want to be in the headlines either.

  6. E9

    9. Waiting for Elvis

    In 1960, Elvis Presley returns to the USA from Germany by plane, and there will be a stopover in Scotland. That evening, the paths of six people cross in the waiting lounge, each with a different hope for this event: a journalist, a fan, a beauty queen, her jealous boyfriend, an agent, and his protégé, whom he hopes to make a star.

  7. E8

    8. Direct Action

    Young Dawn seems to lack perseverance in her jobs. Things seem to be going better at Helliwell's toy store until the boss orders the same Christmas music to be played for months. Since everyone is dissatisfied, Dawn organizes a staff meeting. But there are still a few lessons waiting for her.

  8. E7

    7. Flashback

    Film material from the Second World War is leaked to two young people. The film stars a schoolboy who obviously doesn't belong there. Who is the boy and when did this happen?

  9. E6

    6. Maureen Reid, Where Are You?

  10. E5

    5. Last Days at Black Bert's

    Things aren't looking good at the run-down hikers' hostel "Black Bert's." A health inspector has been announced, ordering a committee to close the place down. On top of that, everything is about to fall apart-but perhaps the new waitress can help?

  11. E4

    4. Play Acting

  12. E3

    3. Wayfarers

  13. E2

    2. A Couple of Charlies

    A play about a neglected boy on a school pet day, this edition was awarded the Special UNICEF Prize at Prix Jeunesse, Munich.

  14. E1

    1. The Come-Uppance of Captain Katt

    Ludo French stars in a sci-fi series, but working with the arrogant, conceited, always dissatisfied man pushes the production to its limits.

Season 5

1987 · 16 episodes · Last episode: 39 years ago

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  1. E16

    16. Badger on the Barge

    Finale Air date TBA
  2. E15

    15. Badger on the Barge

  3. E14

    14. A Spirited Performance

    Two boys stumble into a chaotic medieval film production and help out. But then they should look for a mystical sword.

  4. E13

    13. Mr Magus is Waiting for You

    Air date TBA

    A repeat screening of a three-part "Middle English" story from 1986, repackaged as a single episode and presented under the Dramarama banner.

  5. E12

    12. The Halt

    Football hooligans get their comeuppance when they find themselves abandoned on a deserted railway station where strange things happen and voices make arrival announcements for trains that never come.

  6. E11

    11. Peter

    Since the death of his father in the Falklands War, Paul has become increasingly withdrawn. One day, while fishing, he meets a strange boy named Peter who challenges him.

  7. E10

    10. Living Doll

    When Dawn's mother wants to work full-time, it leads to arguments between her parents. So, in her imagination, she creates the perfect couple out of her dolls. Or so she thinks.

  8. E9

    9. Stan's First Night

    In 1906, Stan Jefferson is given the chance to perform on stage for the first time ever at a theatre in Glasgow. The events of this night set Stan on a path that will eventually lead to becoming the Stan Laurel we know and love of Laurel & Hardy fame.

  9. E8

    8. Undertow of the Armada

  10. E7

    7. Brainwaves

    Karen has enrolled on a communications course in a college for school underachievers. She spends her nights fantasising about a rebellious classmate, but her epilepsy causes her problems fitting in with the rest of her class.

  11. E6

    6. My Mum's a Courgette

  12. E5

    5. The Creature Beyond Torches' End

    Because his parents are constantly arguing, Henry takes his desire for adventure and dinosaurs into his own hands. He follows the path under his bedclothes into a fantastic world.

  13. E4

    4. My Friend Julie

    A story told entirely in song of the difficult friendship between two teenage girls who both love the same boy.

  14. E3

    3. The Horrible Story

    Bobby is given a tent from his uncle, and plans to sleep in it overnight with his friend Allan. Yet their plans are disrupted by Bobby's younger brother Christopher tagging along, so they try to scare him away with a "horrible story".

  15. E2

    2. Snap

    Peter's dad reluctantly gives him a lift to some marshlands for a school photography project. Yet why is Peter able to see a mysterious hooded figure at the site, but it's unseen by his dad?

  16. E1

    1. Cannondrum

Season 6

1988 · 16 episodes · Last episode: 37 years ago

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  1. E16

    16. Snap Decision

    Finale

    Tennis playing schoolboy Peter is anxious over an upcoming tournament. When his wheelchair-bound and photo-obsessed younger brother begins to attract more attention from his girlfriend, Peter's bitter resentments come to the surface.

  2. E15

    15. Playing for Wales

  3. E14

    14. The Bubblegum Brigade

  4. E13

    13. The Secret of Croftmore

    A teenage Scottish boy named Calum Gillies, who does not want to leave his beloved Croftmore in the Highlands to move to Edinburgh, receives assistance from the ghosts of his distant relatives.

  5. E12

    12. The Alien

  6. E11

    11. Bogeymen

    New neighbours in the street - a scary thing for four children, because the newcomers are from the West Indies. Their wild imagination brings them to break into the neighbours court.

  7. E10

    10. Now You See Them

  8. E9

    9. Just a Normal Girl

    Sandy is left paraplegic as a result of a car accident, but finds courage through meeting other disabled children.

  9. E8

    8. Making Waves

  10. E7

    7. Room for One More

  11. E6

    6. Big T for Trouble

    Jackie's outrageous lies always get her into trouble, but she can't escape her job as a bridesmaid in pink.

  12. E5

    5. Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

    Kim, a girl rendered deaf by an accident, has to return to the children's ward for a second time when the first operation fails. Whilst there, she befriends a boy who is immature on the outside, but has a good hear

  13. E4

    4. Bubbles

  14. E3

    3. The Wrong Button

    A school art class visits a noble country estate, with a disused fairground next door. At the same time, a devil-in-training causes chaos among the visitors. But a rascal student can see him and brings his two best friends for a ride.

  15. E2

    2. The Macramé Man

  16. E1

    1. Forever Young

Season 7

1989 · 11 episodes · Last episode: 37 years ago

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  1. E11

    11. In the Pink

    Finale
  2. E10

    10. Mitchin

    Two boys skip school aka "mitchin" one boy is hiding from something curious

  3. E9

    9. Just Wild About Harry

  4. E8

    8. Snakes and Loofahs

    Three girls set up a neighbourhood watch, but their "cases" soon annoy the police. But the discovery of a constrictor and a strange burglar soon change that.

  5. E7

    7. Rosie the Great

    Once learned their island is free from British rule, the leader sought ways of getting the island on the map, until a researcher informed them the island is really a monarchy under the control of their local girl Rosie.

  6. E6

    6. The Pisces Connection

  7. E5

    5. Monstrous

    A friendly and familiar group of monsters, witches and ghostly figures live and work in a "Tunnel of Horror" at the fairground. On this day, an envious authority wants to close the fairground and sends its employees out.

  8. E4

    4. Back to Front

    We all know that mirrors take real life and reflect it back to us the other way. But what if the mirror's world goes beyond the pane of glass?

  9. E3

    3. Badger

  10. E2

    2. Ghost Story

  11. E1

    1. Codzmorf

    A father spends a Saturday turning household objects into live animals, things go wrong when he transforms himself and his son has to retrieve the spell book for the reverse spell

Cast & crew

  • Judy Cornwell

    Judy Cornwell

    Mighty Mum

  • Anthony Daniels

    Anthony Daniels

    Mr. Cane

  • Alfred Marks

    Alfred Marks

    Captain Katt

  • Christopher Biggins

    Christopher Biggins

    Arnold

  • Jim Broadbent

    Jim Broadbent

    Uncle Keith

  • David Tennant

    David Tennant

    Neil McDonald

  • Mike Berry

    Mike Berry

    Dad

  • Kieran O'Brien

    Kieran O'Brien

    Trotter

  • David Haig

    David Haig

    Bill Brock

  • Vernon Dobtcheff

    Vernon Dobtcheff

    Mr. Rolyat

  • Michael Elwyn

    Michael Elwyn

    Count Von Blessynges

  • Geoffrey Bayldon

    Geoffrey Bayldon

    Fishman

  • Roger Sloman

    Roger Sloman

    Mr. Visor

  • Simon Rouse

    Simon Rouse

    Desmond Gibb

  • Linda Bassett

    Linda Bassett

    Meg Crawford

  • Jenny Howe

    Amber

Dramarama FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Dramarama?

Dramarama has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 21, 1989.

When did the latest episode of Dramarama come out?

The most recent episode of Dramarama, Season 7 Episode 11 "In the Pink", aired on August 21, 1989.

How many seasons of Dramarama are there?

Dramarama has 7 seasons with 91 episodes in total.

When did Dramarama first air?

Dramarama first aired on CITV on September 12, 1983.

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