Everyday drama serial

• So a post office for each area is a drama?
• Appear so excited about old TV show
• TV or radio serial
• Content of book appears to be skewed in TV programme

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"melodramatic radio serial" (later extended to television), 1939; so-called because sponsors often were soap manufacturers, from earlier horse opera "a Western" (1927). Shortened form soap for this first attested 1943.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A soap opera , soap , or soapie , is a serial drama on television or radio which examines the lives of many characters, usually focusing on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama . The term soap opera originated from such dramas being typically ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.