This, the first book length study of one of Britain’s leading television writers, Jimmy Mc Govern, links his work to key changes in British television over the last thirty years.
Mc Govern’s versatility has meant that his work ranges from soap opera to crime series, studio based single drama to art house features for theatrical release. The book therefore acts partly as a survey of the way that drama for the small screen has mutated and changed over a key period in its history.
Steve Blandford’s percipient and readable book extensively examines some of Mc Govern’s most influential work, including Brookside, Cracker, The Lakes, Hillsborough and The Street.
Mc Govern’s versatility has meant that his work ranges from soap opera to crime series, studio based single drama to art house features for theatrical release. The book therefore acts partly as a survey of the way that drama for the small screen has mutated and changed over a key period in its history.
Steve Blandford’s percipient and readable book extensively examines some of Mc Govern’s most influential work, including Brookside, Cracker, The Lakes, Hillsborough and The Street.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
General editors‘ prefaceAcknowledgements
Introduction
1. Soaps, series and serials: Brookside, Cracker, Hearts and Minds, The Lakes
2. ‘Hybrid’ forms: The Street, Moving On, Accused
3. Documentary and historical drama: Hillsborough, Sunday, Dockers, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
4. Single plays and conclusion
References
Index
Über den Autor
Steven Peacock is Reader in Film and Television Aesthetics at the University of Hertfordshire
Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 224 ● ISBN 9781526111388 ● Dateigröße 0.4 MB ● Verlag Manchester University Press ● Ort Manchester ● Land GB ● Erscheinungsjahr 2016 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 5369967 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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