Paranoid visions explores the history of the spy and conspiracy genres on British television, from 1960s Cold War series through 1980s conspiracy dramas to contemporary 'war on terror' thrillers. The dramas analysed include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Edge of Darkness, A Very British Coup and Spooks.
Paranoid visions explores the history of the spy and conspiracy genres on British television, from 1960s Cold War series through 1980s conspiracy dramas to contemporary 'war on terror' thrillers. The dramas analysed include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Edge of Darkness, A Very British Coup and Spooks.
Joseph Oldham is Associate Fellow in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1 'A balance of terror': Callan (ITV 1967-72) as an existential thriller for television 2 'A professional's contest': procedure and bureaucracy in Special Branch (ITV 1969-74) and The Sandbaggers (ITV 1978-80) 3 'Who killed Great Britain?': Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (BBC 2 1979) as a modern classic serial 4 Conspiracy as a crisis of procedure in Bird of Prey (BBC 1 1982) and Edge of Darkness (BBC 2 1985) 5 Death of a master narrative: the battle for consensus in A Very British Coup (Channel 4 1988) 6 The precinct is political: espionage as a public service in Spooks (BBC 1 2002-11) Conclusion Index
Introduction 1 'A balance of terror': Callan (ITV 1967-72) as an existential thriller for television 2 'A professional's contest': procedure and bureaucracy in Special Branch (ITV 1969-74) and The Sandbaggers (ITV 1978-80) 3 'Who killed Great Britain?': Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (BBC 2 1979) as a modern classic serial 4 Conspiracy as a crisis of procedure in Bird of Prey (BBC 1 1982) and Edge of Darkness (BBC 2 1985) 5 Death of a master narrative: the battle for consensus in A Very British Coup (Channel 4 1988) 6 The precinct is political: espionage as a public service in Spooks (BBC 1 2002-11) Conclusion Index
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