Joseph Oldham

Paranoid visions

Spies, conspiracies and the secret state in British television drama

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Produktbeschreibung

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 â war on terrorâ thrillers. The dramas analysed include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Edge of Darkness, A Very British Coup and Spooks. -- .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 302g
• ISBN-13: 9781526152534
• ISBN-10: 1526152533
• Artikelnr.: 59957438

Autorenporträt

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