Kids TVInfluences

Waterloo RoadWaterloo road is a UK TV drama set in Rochdale about a secondary school and counters a multitude of issues. Waterloo road is shown on BBC 1 at 8 o clock and has a rating of 12, however the most recent series the rating was moved up to 15.Waterloo road is probably the most similar show to the one we are creating e.g.: Set in school, on before watershed, lots of teen characters e.c.t.

However there are some differences between our ideas and waterloo road, with our show being aimed specifically at tweens and not a wide audience. Another difference is that we are looking at basing our show around a specific social group and not a whole school. There is also the fact that Waterloo Road covers much more adult issues such as pregnancy, homophobia and racism that would be too strong for our show.

InbetweenersThe Inbetweeners is a British TV sitcom set in a suburb outside of London. It is shown on E4 at 10 and is based around four outcast teenagers in a sixth form. The shows principles are nothing more than an laugh out loud comedy and the show is almost entirely based around the four lads.

The Inbetweeners has some features that we want to base our show around such as the fact the series is based mainly on four characters. The fact that the characters are social rejects is also a point of similarity. However the characters are in sixth form and are too old for our show. The show is on at 10 and rated 18 because of the adult nature of it, but although it is older than ours will be, we can still take things out of the show.

The Big Bang Theory

Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide

High School Musical