gone are the basic plots adapted from the bbc, and while the basic character traits remain, the characters have been developed further (yes, the bbc version was only a total of 13 eps, so it wasn't really a goal of the show to develop characters, but this only furthers the argument that they're different shows now.)

also, on a different observational note, dawn and lee being together in real life seems like more of a reality than pam and roy (?). maybe because dawn talks about him more than pam does.