| Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box Contributor(s): McElroy, Ruth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472454936 ISBN-13: 9781472454935 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Performing Arts | Television - General - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 791.456 |
| LCCN: 2016025061 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Television Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contemporary British Television Crime Drama examines one of the medium's most popular genres and places it within its historical and industrial context. The television crime drama has proved itself capable of numerous generic reinventions and continues to enjoy some of the highest viewing figures. Crime drama offers audiences stories of right and wrong, moral authority asserted and resisted, and professionals and criminals, doing so in ways that are often highly entertaining, innovative, and thought provoking. In examining the appeal of this highly dynamic genre, this volume explores how it responds not only to changing social debates on crime and policing, but also to processes of hybridization within the television industry itself. Contributors, many of whom are leading figures in UK television studies, analyse popular series such as Broadchurch, Between the Lines, Foyle's War, Poirot, Prime Suspect, Sherlock and Wallander. Essays examine the main characteristics of television crime drama production, including the nature of trans-Atlantic franchises and literary and transnational adaptations. Adopting a range of feminist, historical, aesthetic and industrial approaches, they offer incisive interrogations that provide readers with a rich understanding of the allure of crime drama to both viewers and commissioners. |
