Paranoid visions : spies, conspiracies and the secret state in British television drama /

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Paranoid Visions explores the history of the spy and conspiracy genres on British television, from 1960s Cold War series through 1980s paranoid conspiracy dramas to contemporary 'war on terror' thrillers. It analyses classic dramas including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Edge of Darkness, A V...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oldham, Joseph (Joseph Christopher) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Spy television programs > Great Britain > History and criticism.
Émissions d'espionnage télévisées > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Spy television programs
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'A balance of terror' : Callan (ITV, 1967-72) as an existential thriller for television
  • 'A professional's contest' : procedure and bureaucracy in Special Branch (ITV, 1969-74) and The Sandbaggers (ITV, 1978-80)
  • 'Who killed Great Britain?' : Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy (BBC 2, 1979) as a modern classic serial
  • Conspiracy as a crisis of procedure in Bird of Prey (BBC 1, 1982) and Edge of Darkness (BBC 2, 1985)
  • Death of a master narrative : the battle for consensus in A Very British Coup (Channel 4, 1988)
  • The precinct is political : espionage as a public service in Spooks (BBC 1, 2002-11).

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