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noun play/theatre ADJ. powerful | classical, contemporary, modern | musical | radio, television/TV | costume, historical | courtroom, hospital, police Millions follow this hospital drama twice a week. VERB + DRAMA write It is very difficult to write good drama. | produce the first episode of a new police drama produced for television DRAMA + NOUN production | serial, series | festival | critic the drama critic for the ‘Sunday Times’ | school, training PREP. in a/the ~ the actors in a drama | ~ about a powerful television drama about inner-city lifeSUBJECT exciting event ADJ. human | real-life The actor was involved in a real-life drama when he was held up at gunpoint last night. DRAMA + VERB unfold a collection of people watching the drama unfold outside the nightclub excitement ADJ. high QUANT. touch The argument added a touch of drama to an otherwise dull day. VERB + DRAMA be full of The afternoon was full of drama and excitement. | heighten The arrival of the police heightened the drama further. PHRASES a moment of drama
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drama
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + drama
a TV/television/radio drama
• The book has been made into a television drama.
a costume drama
(= about events in history, in which people wear costumes from that time )
• a costume drama set in 17th century France
a historical drama
(= about events in the past )
• She starred in a historical drama about Marie Antoinette.
a medical/hospital drama
(= about events in a hospital )
• He played a doctor in the US medical drama 'ER'.
a crime drama
(= about a crime or crimes )
• 'American Gangster' is a crime drama set in 1970s New York.
a courtroom drama
(= about events in a court )
• The lawyer and sleuth Perry Mason was the hero of 82 courtroom dramas.
a romantic drama
(= about a romance )
• It is a wartime romantic drama.
a comedy/tragic drama
(= about funny/very sad events )
• Martin Clunes is to star in a new comedy drama.
a police/cop drama
(= about the police )
• 'The Bill' is a popular police drama.
a three-part/six-part etc drama
(= having three/six etc programmes )
• It’s a new four-part crime drama starting on Monday night.
a Greek drama
(= a play from Ancient Greece )
• the tragic Greek drama, 'Oedipus'
drama + NOUN
a drama series/serial
(= a number of programmes with the same characters )
• It is one of the longest-running drama series on Japanese television.
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