Steve Blandford

Jimmy McGovern

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This, the first book length study of one of Britain's leading television writers, Jimmy McGovern, links his work to key changes in British television over the last thirty years. McGovern'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. The book contains extensive work on Brookside, Cracker, The Lakes, Hillsborough, Sunday and The Street amongst many others.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780719082481
• ISBN-10: 071908248X
• Artikelnr.: 37744712

Autorenporträt

Steve Blandford is Professor of Theatre, Film and Television in the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of South Wales

Inhaltsangabe

General editors' preface Acknowledgements 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