Stripped Drama

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A Stripped Drama is a concept on British television.

Basically speaking, it is a five-episode mini-series shown over a single week from Monday to Friday. So far, it has mostly been done on The BBC.

Examples of Stripped Drama include:
  • Torchwood: Children of Earth
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice 2
  • Land Girls
  • Collision (ITV)
  • Five Days
  • Father and Son (nearly - it was only four days)