Paranoid Visions - Spies, Conspiracies and the Secret State in British Television Drama

Informationen zum Autor Joseph Oldham is Associate Fellow in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1 'A balance of terror': Callan (ITV, 1967-72) as an existential thriller for television2 '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 serial4 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)ConclusionIndex

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Oldham, Oldham Joseph
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781526152534
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-5253-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Media Studies, Television, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism, Literary studies: general, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services