Scene

Scene is a British television anthology drama/documentary series made by the BBC for teenagers. Featuring plays on topical issues as well as documentaries, sometimes of a controversial nature, and by leading contemporary playwrights, programs were originally broadcast to a school audience as part of the BBC Schools strand. Dramas from the series were also regularly broadcast for a wider adult audience. The series ran episodically from 1968 to 2002 and some of the dramas went on to receive critical acclaim, nominations and awards including five in 1996-7 and a Prix Jeunesse in 1998 under series producer Andy Rowley. Scene was originally conceived as a series of 30 minute dramas and documentaries suitable for showing to teenage schoolchildren as part of the English and Humanities curriculum. It was envisaged that the dramas shown would stimulate discussion in the classroom about various contemporary issues relevant to teenagers. Critical reaction was positive with praise for the high production standards. Some of the actors featured in Scene went onto achieve varying degrees of mainstream success. e.g.: Jemima Rooper, Sarah Jane Potts, Jack Deam, Lucy Davis, Adrian Lester, Sean Maguire, Peter Howitt