I was thinking about this on Sunday, as i do every year and every time i hear Titanic mentioned, because they share the same anniversary.
I don't think that the drama made will ever be beaten, because it happened in the actors lifetime, as in some were actually watching the tradegy unfold (as i was) and read the subsequent lies in the media, especialy 'The Scum', as it is locally known.
I think that it came across in the acting (even though there were some fine actors in it), the actors had their own personal point to make and worked closely with the families that they were portraying.
Many people's lives were affected by this, as many of those that were there, suffered lasting effects, fear of crowds, anxiety etc, less was known then about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which is what many suffered from and still do.