VisionTV is putting more drama and comedy into its fall schedule, and a new brand positioning ‘Expect More’ for 2007/08. Vision TV COO and SVP programming Mark Prasuhn says the new focus on drama and comedy is a response to viewers’ demands and ‘may change many people’s perception of the network.’

Primetime drama for 07/08 includes the acclaimed BBC series Rough Diamond (Mondays at 9 p.m. ET, starting Oct. 1), the return of Doc Martin (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET starting Sept. 5) and a new season of McLeod’s Daughters coming in the spring.

The channel has also picked up the British comedy Waiting for God (Mondays at 8:30 pm starting Sept. 3) — about two elderly eccentrics who refuse to grow old gracefully in a retirement village — and Sorry! about a 40-something librarian living with his mother, set for Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Sept. 5.

These join the returning U.K. imports Dinnerladies (Mondays at 8 p.m. ET), Eyes Down (Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. ET) and the long-running Allo Allo! (Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET).

Familiar shows new to VisionTV include: Dawson’s Creek, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman and Doc, starring Billy Ray Cyrus.

Documentary series include The Protestant Revolution (Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 p.m. ET starting Oct. 10) and a new season of The Naked Archaeologist, set for spring. A fifth season of Recreating Eden and a second season of Enigma will also premiere in 2008.

Special programming events also form a part of this season’s strategy as Vision lines up Christmas programming and a week-long focus on faith, fact and fiction, which will include a rebroadcast of the controversial doc The Lost Tomb of Jesus.

The channel will also air feature films on Tuesdays and Thursdays such as Annie Hall, Dances with Wolves, Raging Bull, and Yentl. The award-winning miniseries Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story will round out the mix.

From Media in Canada