Stephen Lacey

Tony Garnett

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Tony Garnett is the first book-length study of one of the most respected and prolific producers working in British television. From ground-breaking dramas from the 1960's such as "Up the Junction" and "Cathy Come Home" to the "must see" series in the 1990's and 2000's such as "This Life "and" The Cops," Garnett has produced some of the most important and influential British television drama.

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This is the first book-length study of one of the most prolific producers working in British television, responsible for both Cathy Come Home (1966) and This Life (1996-8). The book discusses the ways in which Garnett has shaped the role of the creative producer, and analyses his contribution to a distinctively televisual social realism.

Produktdetails

• The Television Series
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780719066283
• ISBN-10: 071906628X
• Artikelnr.: 22708198

Autorenporträt

Stephen Lacey is Professor of Drama, Film and Television in the Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Glamorgan

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Telling the truth 1. From actor to producer - into the
driving seat 2. The 1960s - social realism and The Wednesday Play 3. Plays
for Today: representing 'managed dissensus' 4. Independence and dependency
Bibliography Appendix 1: list of television plays and films Appendix 2:
list of films for theatrical release