Selling itself as a celebration of drama, this series only features five alternative stories, one less than it's love equivalent back in the Spring. Sky Living couldn't have picked a better time to exhibit such strong examples of drama, what with another season of Homeland starting on Sunday and other shows such as Breaking Bad, Ray Donovan and Downton Abbey making drama shows more popular than ever at the moment.
Drama Matters first started at the beginning of this week with it's first episode 'The Psychopath Next Door'. Anna Friel starred as Eve Wright, a seemingly together woman who moves into a friendly neighbourhood. Three friends who live in the close choose to adopt Eve into their group, only to find that she had a plan to get between them all along.
'Lawless', the second episode of the series was broadcast on Thursday and saw Scott & Bailey's Suranne Jones play an out-of-her-depth judge juggling the trials and tribulations of the justice system.
These short bursts of what seems to be, great TV are perfect examples of just how good British television can be. If the first two are anything to go by, audiences are in for a treat when it comes to the next four episodes. The next one to hit screens 'Rubenesque', follows the life of a former female football referee who falls into plus-size modelling despite her true passions lying with sport. Episode three will air Tuesday at 9pm.
What's intriguing about the series is we don't really know much about each episode until it's on. One episode entitled 'The Last Witch' promises supernatural activity and dark tones as it tells of two sisters in a life-long feud. Another called 'Talking To The Dead' will depict a rookie cop with a brilliant mind and a proven connection to the non-living. Judging by these small synopsises, there will be something for everyone by the time the series has ended.
Regardless of the plethora of talented actors Sky Living is throwing at us within these five pilots, (the roster includes Being Human's Russell Tovey, Mr Selfridge's Katherine Kelly and comedian Dylan Moran), it's that all of the episodes are female-lead. Not seen much within a dramatic setting, it's a refreshing change, particularly on television and is just one of the reasons why the entirety of Drama Matters.
The only downside that seems apparent with these drama series tasters is the fact that they are just that, tasters. When television is this good, you certainly don't want it to end, so it's a shame viewers get only an hour per story! When credits rolled on 'The Psychopath Next Door' especially, it was screamingly obvious how well the story could progress and it was a real shame that we knew it wouldn't. But we're still going to be checking out the rest for sure!
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