The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word SOAP OPERA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result SOAP OPERA
- Accordingly a religious big-wig and artist get together forprogramme
- Therefore a religious leader initially records a drama
- Drama like this gets a religious leader rather anxious, for starters
- Content of book appears to be skewed in TV programme
- Thus a poet and artist come together for TV series
- Appear so excited about old TV show
- So a post office for each area is a drama?
- Undemanding diversion, then, a period in Lichtenstein’s career?
- Shoot up, ingesting drink and drug before adult show
- Barred item at work time, creating TV drama
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "for TV series" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case for tv series = soap opera.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.