What is Scene (British TV series)?
{{italic title}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} '''''Scene''''' is a British television [[anthology]] drama/documentary series. It was made by the [[BBC]] for teenagers. It had plays on current issues and some documentaries. The plays were by leading [[contemporary]] [[playwright]]s. Playwrights included [[Willy Russell]], [[Fay Weldon]], [[Tom Stoppard]], [[Alan Plater]], [[Al Hunter Ashton]]. They were first broadcast to a school audience as part of [[BBC Schools]]. Dramas from the series were also broadcast for a wider adult audience. The series ran from 1968 to 2002. Some of the dramas received awards. ''Scene'' was a series of 30 minute dramas and documentaries suitable for showing to teenage schoolchildren as part of the English and Humanities [[curriculum]]. It was thought that the dramas shown would stimulate discussion in the classroom about contemporary issues relevant to teenagers. This included topics such as race, drugs, sex, and disability. Critical reaction was positive with praise for the high production standards.<ref>Wheatley, p188.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746795/ | title=Andrew Rowley | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> Some of the actors featured in ''Scene'' became successful. for example: [[Jemima Rooper]] (''[[Junk (novel)|Junk]]'', 1999), [[Sarah Jane Potts]], [[Jack Deam]], [[Lucy Davis]] (''Alison'', 1996), [[Adrian Lester]] (''Teaching Matthew'', 1993), [[Sean Maguire]] (''A Man of Letters'', 1994), [[Peter Howitt]] (''Stone Cold''). ==Award winners and nominees== *''Terry'' (1969) – [[BAFTA]] Flame of Knowledge Award. *''A Collier's Friday Night'' (1976) – [[BAFTA]] Flame of Knowledge Award. *''[[Loved Up]]'' (1996) – [[BAFTA]] for best schools drama. Series Ass.Producer [[Andy Rowley]] *''Alison'' (1996) – [[BAFTA]] nomination for best schools drama. Series Producer [[Andy Rowley]] *''United'' (1998) – [[BAFTA]] for best schools drama. Produced and directed by Michael McGowan. *''[[Junk (novel)|Junk]]'' (1999) – [[BAFTA]] for best schools drama. *''Offs