Crime and Justice TV dramas

Court room drama:Law and orderLaw and order special victims unitLaw and order criminal intentLaw and order UKGarrow’s law: tales from the old bailey (also a period drama and doco-drama)

Period drama:Ashes to ashes Life on marsHeartbeatInspector George gently Miss MarpleFoyle’s war

CSICSI MiamiCSI New YorkNCISCriminal mindsWaking the deadPrison breakHomicide: life on the streets24The bill24The wireMorseA torch of frostThe AvengersAliasBonesThe closerCold caseCrossing JordanCrackerDexterflash forwardK-VileMonkNumb3rsQuincy, M.ESilent witnessThe shieldStarsky and HutchMillenniumWallander

Veronica marsWire in the bloodPrime suspectThe copsDixon of dock greenSherlock homesCriminal justice

Popular with the audience because

- Crime is up to date, can deal with contemporary fears;

- Exciting; dangerous- Murder; what makes murderers tick? E.g. Dexter- Good normally triumphs over evil- Crime drama are often very moralistic, the

audience see criminal behaviour punished, this often reassurance that criminal justice works. But the TV series The Wire does not offer this reassurance; it exposes corruption in criminal justice system.

- Audiences are active; they predict narrative resolution

- They are sociable, people talk about then, set up fan blogs est.

Popular with the industry because:

- Popular with audience- They can make money; DVD box sets- Some can be cheap to make and organise, codes

and convections (camera work est.) already established

- Flexible storylines; options limitless- Good at filling TV schedule

- Have potential to be series and limitless e.g Taggert, Sapranos