Producing British Television Drama: Local Production in a Global Era

✍ Scribed by Ruth McElroy, Caitriona Noonan

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 176
Edition: 1st ed.
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book presents a compelling case for a paradigmatic shift in the analysis of television drama production that recentres questions of power, control and sustainability. Television drama production has become an increasingly lucrative global export business as drama as a form enjoys increased prestige. However, this book argues that the growing emphasis on international markets and global players such as Netflix and Amazon Prime neglects the realities of commissioning and making television drama in specific national and regional contexts. Drawing on extensive empirical research, Producing British Television Drama demonstrates the centrality of public service broadcasters in serving audiences and sustaining the commercial independent sector in a digital age. It attends closely to three elements—the role of place in the production of content; the experiences of those working in the sector; and the interventions from cultural intermediaries in articulating and ascribing value to television drama. With chapters examining the evolution of British TV drama, as well as what might be in store in its future, this book offers invaluable insights into the UK as a major supplier of and market for television drama.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
Introduction (Ruth McElroy, Caitriona Noonan)....Pages 1-21
What Makes TV Drama Special? (Ruth McElroy, Caitriona Noonan)....Pages 23-43
The Ecology of TV Drama Production (Ruth McElroy, Caitriona Noonan)....Pages 45-71
Locating Regional Production (Ruth McElroy, Caitriona Noonan)....Pages 73-95
Building a Sustainable Labour Force (Ruth McElroy, Caitriona Noonan)....Pages 97-121
Cultural Intermediaries and the Value of Game of Thrones (Ruth McElroy, Caitriona Noonan)....Pages 123-144
Power and Sustainability in TV Drama Production (Ruth McElroy, Caitriona Noonan)....Pages 145-160
Back Matter ....Pages 161-172

✦ Subjects

Cultural and Media Studies; British Cinema; Film Production

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