Serial vs series

[Waawe]

Hi,

could you explain me the difference between the serial and series?

Which one do the Dallas, Friends or Colombo represent? Or have you got other examples for Waawe?

Cheers.

W

 

[Anglika]

A serial is a single story broken into episodes [Dallas]

A series contains the same characters throughout, but each episode is a different story. [Friends; Colombo]