1 | A British trope in particular, these are quiet, inoffensive drama series, often of the CostumeDrama variety, that Creator/TheBBC or Creator/{{ITV}} sticks on Sunday evening (5:30 pm to 8:30 pm). They are designed for all the family to watch before the stress of Monday. |
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3 | Sunday dramas are also well-established in the United States through the medium of cable. {{Creator/HBO}}, Creator/{{Showtime}}, and Creator/{{AMC}} reserve most (if not all) of their original programming for this night. In America, however, the Sunday Evening Drama Series is more likely to be [[HotterAndSexier racier]] and [[DarkerAndEdgier more violent]]. These shows also tend to be AwardBait. |
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5 | Depending on the channel's scheduling and executive decisions, they can easily be a DramaticHalfHour or a DramaticHourLong. Compare and contrast with the SaturdayMorningKidsShow, a VarietyShow aimed at children. Contrast {{Watershed}}, the time when you can start showing uncensored content. |
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7 | !!Examples: |
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11 | [[folder:UK Version]] |
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13 | * ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'' |
14 | * ''Series/TheBrothers'' |
15 | * ''Series/Casualty1906'': Although it arguably pushes the boundaries of this trope by being post-{{watershed}} and therefore slightly HarmfulToMinors. |
16 | * ''Series/{{Cranford}}'' |
17 | * ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': It airs on Sundays in ''both'' the US and the UK. |
18 | * ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'' |
19 | * ''Series/HowardsWay'' |
20 | * ''Series/Kingdom2007'' |
21 | * ''Series/TheLakes'': It had to be screened very late for several very good reasons. |
22 | * ''Series/{{Lark Rise to Candleford}}'' |
23 | * ''Series/TheMagiciansHouse'' |
24 | * ''Series/TheNo1LadiesDetectiveAgency'' |
25 | * ''Series/{{Poldark}}'' |
26 | * ''Series/WildAtHeart'' |
27 | * ''Series/WhereTheHeartIs'' |
28 | [[/folder]] |
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30 | [[folder:US Version]] |
31 | |
32 | * ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' |
33 | * ''Series/BreakingBad'' |
34 | * ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' |
35 | * ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' |
36 | * ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' |
37 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'' |
38 | ** ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' |
39 | * ''Series/{{Girls}}'': It's [[{{Dramedy}} technically a comedy]], but arguably falls into the confines of the trope for being an {{Creator/HBO}} show that's AwardBait and HotterAndSexier, and for having a similar audience to the other US examples here. |
40 | * ''Series/HellOnWheels'' |
41 | * ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' |
42 | * ''Series/MadMen'' |
43 | * ''Series/MasterpieceTheatre'': It has aired many of the British series. |
44 | * ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' |
45 | * ''Series/TheSopranos'' |
46 | * ''Series/TheWalkingDead2010'' |
47 | * ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' |
48 | * ''Series/TheWire'' |
49 | * ''Series/TrueBlood'' |
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51 | [[/folder]] |
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