How Does Channel 4's Drama Reflect Its Public Service Remit

With close reference to no more than three texts discuss how Channel 4’s drama reflects its public service remit.
‘Channel 4 no longer makes programmes for minorities, because it wants to bring audiences together rather than segment them.’ (Jeffries, S).
The objective of this essay is to discuss and examine the ways in which ‘Channel 4’ dramas reflect its public service remit. Throughout this essay there will be an analysis focusing on two particular television drama’s that have been produced purely for Channel 4 to show if they do reflect the station’s public service remit and how they reflect it; these two dramas being, ‘Brookside’ (1982) and ‘Skins’ (2007). By examining these two particular television dramas, certain elements will be
As the years have passed so have television dramas and this is because of repetition of storylines that do not reflect on the public service remit for Channel for and the requirements of the programmes. The programmes that are broadcasted on Channel 4 have many requirements because of the public service remit and if the programmes do not reach and exceed the standards of these requirements, it gives Channel 4 a bad reputation. Channel 4 has the chance to display shows that other broadcasting station’s, such as the ‘BBC’ and ‘ITV’ cannot as they have strict restrictions. Although Channel 4’s dramas on the alternative station can be seen as offensive by some people, it gets them talking about what they have seen and by word of mouth people watch these particular dramas to see what the fuss is about, so again these dramas reflect on the public service remit because it is attracting a diversity in society. Channel 4’s television drama’s, with emphasis on ‘Brookside’ and ‘Skins’ do reflect on the public service remit because they are experimental with their storylines; they break boundaries that haven’t been before. They
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