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Drama Best of 2002
Celebrating the year in television drama.

Best Drama

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10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6

=31: Any Time Now

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Conspiracy

Foyle's War

In Deep

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Man and Boy

Murder

Out of Control

The Shield

The Sopranos

Tomorrow La Scala!
(0.26%)


=26: Being April

The Bill

The Project

Rockface

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
(0.39%)


25: Born and Bred (0.52%)


24: The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (0.65%)


=22: Clocking Off

Rescue Me
(0.78%)


=20: Band Of Brothers

The West Wing
(0.91%)


19: Holby City (1.04%)


=16: Dalziel and Pascoe

EastEnders

Linda Green
(1.30%)


15: Casualty (1.42%)


14: Babyfather (1.68%)


=12: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Silent Witness
(1.94%)


11: The Gathering Storm (2.20%)


'Sparkhouse' 10: Sparkhouse (2.33%)

Your Comments

"This was one of the best dramas on television for a long time. The fiery characters were, facinating and completely addictive to watch. The well balanced mix of love, social class and personal tragedy made for obsessive, energetic and absorbing viewing that engaged a wide audience. Great casting and a fantastic script. Well done!"
Jonathan Meenagh, Edinburgh

"Brilliantly written, passionately acted, a heart wrenching story."
Joanna Gray, London

"Such a good drama, it made me cry."
Laura Purkiss, Bedfordshire

"One of the best dramas in a long time with BBC. I thought both lead actors were really passionate in portraying their roles and you felt their love for each other through the drama. So good!"
Hannah Lamb, Worcester

"This drama was totally gripping and the chemistry between the two main characters was amazing. I was totally hooked and could watch it over and over."
Vikki Cartwright, Devon

"Brilliantly written, passionately acted, heart wrenching story."
Joanna Gray, London

  • Sparkhouse website »



  • 9: Daniel Deronda
    (2.72%)


    Your Comments

    "Absolutely first class, perfect Eliot interpretation."
    Ellen, Cranbrook

    "I felt that this drama was filmed and directed very smoothly which helped me to stick with it through to the end. "
    Lukas Todd, Cardiff

    "It's the best drama I have ever watched. The actors are
    brilliant."
    Anneka Sheikh, London

    "Everything about it was perfect. Such a well-constructed piece of drama."
    Gabrielle, South London

    "The BBC translate the greats better than anyone else. I thought The Way We Live Now was tops, but Daniel Deronda, as adapted by andrew davies and the BBC, was life changing. (am anglo-American, part Christian and part Jewish, and make my home in England...so the ideas of identity and being your own person were, I thought, especially luminously covered.) "It will be better with me for having known you" - bet Mary Anne Evans would have loved what you did with her masterwork. Superb!"
    Annie Bowen, Cambridge

    "This drama was amazing and the choice of cast was absoloutely superb."
    Keri McNeill, Glasgow

    "Almost perfect, although the sailing accident should have been left to our imagination, thus being in the same emotional position as Daniel."
    Mark, Halisham

    "This was excellent, though too short!"
    Richard Mitchell, Oxford

    "I loved this so much, it was intense and stimulating, absoloutely fantastic!"
    Becky, Merseyside

  • Daniel Deronda website »



  • 'Daniel Deronda'
    'Judge John Deed' 8: Judge John Deed
    (2.98%)


    Your Comments

    "First class acting and thought provoking stories as well as being very entertaining. The lives of the main characters intertwined with the court cases makes this a totally absorbing drama."
    Susan Warren, South-East England

    "Always seeking for real justice. That's the way it should be."
    Mathilde Koster, Holland

    "Extremely well acted by all concerned. Great script, great to watch."
    Jane Bacon, Grimsby

    "Best legal drama on the BBC and Martin Shaw is very good in the role."
    Karen Wagstaff, Essex

    "Well written with more twists and turns than an Alpine pass. Martin Shaw is not allowed to steal the show due to the high quality support staff."
    Paul Regan, Lincoln

    "Good casting, good acting, with a bit of spice thrown in."
    D Reid, Herfordshire

  • Judge John Deed website »



  • 7: Merseybeat
    (3.37%)


    Your Comments

    "It has to be the best cop show on TV for a long time, whatever all those journalists say! Well done Mal Young!"
    Claire Walker, Lancashire

    "This is an absolutely fabulous drama and portrays real life to the nose point. I really like the show and want it to carry on for the next 20 years plus."
    Karyn, Morpeth

    "Superlatvie cast and crew, but I'd like to see it on more than 10 weeks a year. Put it on like Casualty!"
    Natalie Moore, Merseyside

    "Exciting, sad, funny, it's got everything."
    Inge Alferink, The Netherlands

    "The story of Susan's rape really moved me and probably a lot of other people."
    Charlotte Hayes, Cardiff

    "Merseybeat is fab! Need I say more?!"
    Sarah, Cumbria

    "Merseybeat rules! It has had viewers on edge each week and truly is a great drama."
    Hannah, Yarm

  • Merseybeat website »



  • 'Merseybeat'
    'Waking The Dead' 6: Waking The Dead
    (3.50%)


    Your Comments

    "All the actors were brilliant, and the storylines were gripping. I can't wait until the next series starts."
    Kate, Worcestershire

    "Fabulous programme - the writing is superb and the acting wonderful."
    Chris Costigan, USA

    "An inspirational gritty drama, which is constantly enthralling, and is fast paced with brilliantly linked scenes, themes and ideas!"
    Laura, UK

    "Brilliant - good drama doesn't need sex, we get enough of that everywhere else. Wonderful acting, storylines a bit convoluted, but none the worse for that!"
    Margaret Chapman, Oxford

    "Awesome show with a great cast!"
    Debbie Hildreth, USA

    "It's an on the edge of your seat programme and you just want to know what happens next."
    Tracy, Essex

    "It was so exciting and can be accessed on many levels."
    Julia Graham, Edinburgh

  • Waking The Dead website »

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