Editing BBC Three (section)

===Comedy and drama===
The channel airs various comedies and dramas; one of its most popular sitcoms is ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'', which first aired in May 2007 and was written by and starred [[James Corden]] and [[Ruth Jones (actress)|Ruth Jones]]. The sitcom was an instant hit, with subsequent series being moved to other BBC channels and the show being granted a Christmas special. Another example is ''[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]'', a comedy drama in which a ghost, a [[vampire]] and a [[werewolf]] share a flat, which has become a success and heralded several new series. American programming also features, with ''[[American Dad!]]'' and ''[[Family Guy]]'' being the notable examples.

Numerous popular series were either repeated on the channel or have spin-offs created from them. In early 2003, viewers could watch episodes of popular BBC soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' on BBC Three before they were broadcast on BBC One. This programming decision coincided with the relaunch of the channel and helped it break the one million viewers milestone for the first time. An episode of ''EastEnders Revealed'', which was commissioned for BBC Three and looking behind the scenes of the programme, attracted 611,000 viewers. In 2005, BBC Three commissioned the documentary series ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', which was shown immediately after episodes of the new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' had been screened on BBC One. This was followed up in July 2005, when it began to screen repeats of both programmes.

In October 2005, it was announced that BBC Three had commissioned a spin-off drama series from ''Doctor Who'', ''[[Torchwood]]'', designed as a post-[[watershed (television)|watershed]] science fiction drama for a more adult audience. ''Torchwood'' launched with 2.4 million viewers in October 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6077078.stm |title=Torchwood scores record audience |work=BBC News |date=23 October 2006 |access-date=3 January 2008 |archive-date=29 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129110026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6077078.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Torchwood'' is the first science fiction programme ever to have been commissioned by the channel, and its popularity led to it being broadcast on BBC Two for the second series, and on BBC One for subsequent series. In 2010, BBC Three began airing episodes of the fifth series of BBC drama series ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' after they had aired on BBC One as part of its 'catch-up' programming. From January 2015, BBC Three aired the remaining episodes of ''Waterloo Road'' before being repeated on BBC One later the same day.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kilkelly |first=Daniel |url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a615903/waterloo-road-to-lose-primetime-bbc-one-slot.html |title=Waterloo Road to lose primetime BBC One slot |work=Digital Spy |date=11 December 2014 |access-date=16 December 2014 |archive-date=11 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211141654/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a615903/waterloo-road-to-lose-primetime-bbc-one-slot.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Among its original programming, the channel also gave viewers the [[comedy drama]] ''[[Pramface]]'', which was written by Chris Reddy and comprised 19 episodes over three series, broadcast between 2012 and 2014.