Screenplay Research

1.  “Responsive, proactive and an open door to writers, BBC writersoom is always looking at new ways to find and champion talent for all BBC platforms.” 
2. “We believe in finding ways to inspire and inform you, to keep you across changes, giving you access to commissioners and production departments but most importantly to the skills and and experience of established writers.”
3. Big Dramas tend to be on at 9pm and there is an obvious competition between ITV and BBC as they both have dramas on at the same time. Other dramas on before 9pm would be soaps for example, Eastenders and Coronation Street. 
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d/features/script-peeks
5. http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-10? As you can see Dramas tend to dominate the viewing tables.
6. Luther is about a crooked police officer who seems to find himself in a lot of bother with both the police he works for and the crooks he’s after because of his unorthodox methods. “John Luther is a Detective Chief Inspector working for the Serious Crime Unit in season one, and the new Serious and Serial Crime Unit in season two. A dedicated police officer, Luther is also a genius. He is obsessive, possessed, and sometimes dangerous in the violence of his fixations. But Luther has paid a heavy price for his dedication; he has never been able to prevent himself from being consumed by the darkness of the crimes with which he deals. For Luther, the job always comes first. His dedication is a curse and a blessing, both for him and those close to him.” – Wikipedia.
7. The protagonist character in this is detective chief inspector Luther and an interesting point about him is that he’s black and in England you don’t tend to have black protagonist characters. 
8. The main themes for Luther would be morals, ethics and corruption.

Silent Witness 

1. The opening scene shows two young black lovers talking about taking the relationship to the next level which resulted in them getting engaged. After this the lady (Helen Roach) spotted her fiancee (Ainsley Modest) sister Simone Campbell. Whilst Helen and Simone are catching up a gang is shown in slow motion shooting out of the windows of a blacked out car towards the club. Innocent bystanders were then shown being shot up.
2.  Ainsly Modest, Helen Roach, Simone Campbell and the two door men were the characters most concentrated on during the opening scene. 
3. I believe that the primary audience for this type of drama would be middle aged (35-45) folk. This is because i think the values from this programme would be more relatable for them. Also the 9pm start time suits that age range more so than others. 
4. The secondary audience would have to be 45 + as the age range and genre fit the stereotypical programme that you could imagine the 45 + age range watching. 
5. One thing i could take from this episode would be the way they kept the audience guessing from the off until the end. I feel they done this successfully whilst also building tension up as the climax came closer. 
6. There were many aspects of this programme i would keep away from whilst planning mine but the main one would be the way they had in my opinion too many different story lines going on at once so it became more and more confusing as it the episode developed more and more side stories.

Sherlock

'A scandal in Belgravia'

1. The opening scene showed a chunk of the previous episode showing how Sherlock and Dr Watson got out of their previous debacle. After this the show then introduced the character Irene Adler in her place of work doing what she done best.
2. Dr John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Jim Moriaty and Irene Adler.
3. The primary audience for Sherlock would be between the ages of 18-35.
4. The secondary audience for Sherlock would be 35+ as i feel Sherlock does well in advertising to all ages.
5. I liked the use of red herrings and also the dramatic twists kept the episode interesting.
6. One criticism of Sherlock would be there is maybe too many twists which could leave some viewers confused and that might lose their interest.

Edge of Darkness

'Compassionate Leave'

1. The opening scene shows Godbolt and Craven speaking in a community centre type place about postponing Cravens detective enquiry.
2. James Godbolt and Ronald Craven.
3. The primary audience for this programme for me would be between 30-50 year olds
4. The secondary audience for Edge of Darkness would be 50+ as i feel this appeals more to the older viewer.
5. One thing I do find good about this episode of Edge of Darkness would be its portrayal of emotion and mental welfare after someone has lost a close member of their family.
6. I didn't like how the creators of Edge of Darkness seemed to make the episodes more long winded than they need to be.

Eastenders

1. The opening scene showed Alfie holding and talking to his son. In the upstairs section of the vic.
2. Alfie Moon and his son.
3. Eastenders primary audience would be between 35-60 in my opinion.
4. The secondary audience would be between the ages of 18-35.
5. I like the use of cliffhangers used in Eastenders as it keeps the viewer guessing on whats going to happen.
6. I dislike the repetitive nature of Eastenders as it can become more and more tedious.

 
 
 
13 Steps Down
 
 
1. The opening scene shows Mix Cellini in his work uniform now arriving back home after seemingly just been at work. It also introduces his landlord, Gwendoline Chawcer as she speaks to him once he walks through the door.
2. Mix Cellini and Gwendoline Chawcer.
3. The primary audience for this programme would be around 25-60.
4. The secondary audience would be 18-25 as i feel the programme could attract a broad audience.
5. I really liked how the programme built up tension and suspense throughout. The acting was also really good.
6. The only criticism i could think for this programme would be that the ending wasn't as great as it could've been.