Conventions Of TV Dramas

Characters

• The Hero
• The Villan
• The Criminal
• The Troubled Family
• The Psycho
• The Mentaly Disturbed
• The Background Characters
• The Young and Old
• The Slag

Plots and Storylines

• Death
• Affairs
• Violence
• Kidknapp
• Arguments
• Fallouts
• Special Occassions
• Accidents
• Promiscuity
• Sex/ Relationships

Dialouge

• Regional Accents (I.e Eastenders characters speak a lot of cockney)
• Slang

The Set

• Usually in run down areas
• Lower Class
• Soap operas always have a local pub
• Council Estates