Contemporary British television drama:

"The early twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of television drama in Britain that adopts the professional practices and production values of high-end American television while remaining emphatically 'British' in content and outlook. This book analyses eight of...

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Main Author: Chapman, James 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2020
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Summary:"The early twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of television drama in Britain that adopts the professional practices and production values of high-end American television while remaining emphatically 'British' in content and outlook. This book analyses eight of these dramas - Spooks, Foyle's War, Hustle, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Downton Abbey, Sherlock and Broadchurch - which have all proved popular with audiences and in their different ways represent the thematic and formal paradigms of post-millennial drama. James Chapman locates new British drama in its institutional and economic contexts, considers their critical and popular reception, and analyses their social politics in relation to their representations of class, gender and nationhood. He demonstrates how contemporary drama has mobilised both new and residual elements in re-configuring genres such as the spy series, cop show and costume drama for the cultural tastes of modern audiences. And it concludes that television drama has played an integral role in both the economic and the cultural export of 'Britishness'"--
Item Description:Spooks -- Foyle's war -- Hustle -- Life on Mars -- Ashes to ashes -- Downton Abbey -- Sherlock -- Broadchurch. - Mode of access: World Wide Web
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (187 Seiten)
ISBN:9781350152519
9781350152496
9781350152502
DOI:10.5040/9781350152519

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