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Television Crime Drama
Media Studies · Year 10 · Audio-Visual Media and Television · 3.º Período

Television Crime Drama

Students analyse the narrative structures and character types typical of television crime dramas. They will study specific set episodes to understand genre conventions.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsDfE GCSE Media Studies: TelevisionAQA 3.2.2 Close Study Products: Television

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Students analyse the narrative structures and character types typical of television crime dramas. They will study specific set episodes to understand genre conventions.

Key Questions

  1. What are the typical narrative arcs in a crime drama?
  2. How are detectives and criminals traditionally represented?
  3. How does the setting and lighting contribute to the mood of the programme?