Channel 4 Drama is passionate about talent. We source and develop material and strive to push the boundaries of creative ambition. Drama continues to deliver high profile and award-winning programmes, from single films to long-running series. We have creative freedom to commission talent and projects that have integrity, originality and ambition.

Shameless, our longest running continuing series has a ninth series recently commissioned and the much loved Skins returns for it's fifth season with a brand new cast. We also welcomed the return of Misfits, our Bafta award-winning comedy drama series for E4. This year our established series were joined by Shane Meadow’s remarkable This Is England ’86 which earned widespread critical acclaim.

The single film Mo, the life of Mo Mowlem set against the backdrop of the peace process in Northern Ireland, was a hugely successful single drama, and Any Human Heart shows a long standing commitment to serials with scale and ambition.