It was created by Anna Home, then head of children's and youth programming at TVS; however, the dramas themselves were produced by a total of twelve ITV regional companies.

Dramarama was largely a showcase for new talent to television and offered debuts for Anthony Horowitz, Paul Abbott, Kay Mellor, Janice Hally, Tony Kearney,[3] David Tennant and Ann Marie Di Mambro.

[4] The original Dramarama story was co-written by Paul Abbott and Kay Mellor – at the time, working as staff writers for Granada.

[5] The series has rarely been repeated in recent years, although two episodes – "Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night" and "Back to Front" – were broadcast on the CITV channel as part of a 30th anniversary weekend in January 2013.

Three episodes produced by TVS, Rachel and Rosie, The Creature Beyond Torches End, and Now You See Them, are currently listed as missing according to archive television research organisation Kaleidoscope.