I'm not sure when family drama (aside from soap) went into a coma on TV. Sunday evenings used to have the classic serial (its heyday involving a former Doctor Who production team - Letts and Dicks) or various children's programmes adults weren't embarrassed watching. ITV used to have Robin of Sherwood. The suddenly such programmes stopped on both sides (coinciding with the rise of the kidification of Saturday TV to game shows and gunge - the Noel Edmonds or Bland Date effect?).
THe increasing use of soap elements in British television generally can be seen in shows like The Bill. In the past CSI like (honestly) it concentrated on the story of the week. There was no indication of the personal lives of the characters, other than tangential references. Things changed in The Bill with the Don Beech storyline and now The Bill is to me virtually uwatchable as the victims and perpetrators of the weekly crimes are either the police officers themselves, or their spouses, lovers, and/or children.
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THe increasing use of soap elements in British television generally can be seen in shows like The Bill. In the past CSI like (honestly) it concentrated on the story of the week. There was no indication of the personal lives of the characters, other than tangential references. Things changed in The Bill with the Don Beech storyline and now The Bill is to me virtually uwatchable as the victims and perpetrators of the weekly crimes are either the police officers themselves, or their spouses, lovers, and/or children.