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The TV Crime Drama.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Turnbull, Sue.
- Series:
- TV Genres
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime on television.
- Detective and mystery stories, English--Television adaptations.
- True crime television programs--Great Britain.
- Local Subjects:
- Crime on television.
- Detective and mystery stories, English--Television adaptations.
- True crime television programs--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- This book provides an historical analysis of the TV crime series as a genre, paying close attention not only to the nature of TV dramas themselves, but also to the context of production and reception.
- Contents:
- Title page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures ; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Promiscuous Hybrids ; 1 The Roots of Crime ; 2 'Gritty Realism': The British Police Procedural ; 3 Quality Control: The American Police Procedural ; 4 The Detective as Hero ; 5 The Specialists ; 6 Women and Crime ; Conclusion: Coming up Next . . . ; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7486-7818-2
- OCLC:
- 888747309
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