Sally Wainwright
Published on 2. September 2025
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-1-5261-4287-0 (ISBN)
Description
The first and only book length study of British screenwriter, director and producer Sally Wainwright. Authors Gorton and Johnson brings together Wainwright's key television series and television films with theoretical work on the concept of emotion and feminist television criticism, exploring Wainwright's contributions to British television through the heroic female characters she creates. The book covers a wide range of theoretical work on melodrama, genre and emotion to explore Wainwright's televisual texts, offering analysis of globally recognised television series such as Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack. -- .
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
26 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
429 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5261-4287-0 (9781526142870)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Kristyn Gorton | Beth Johnson
Sally Wainwright
E-Book
09/2025
Manchester University Press
€124.99
Available for download
Persons
Kristyn Gorton is Professor of Film and Television at the University of Leeds
Beth Johnson is Professor of Television and Media Studies at the University of Leeds -- .
Beth Johnson is Professor of Television and Media Studies at the University of Leeds -- .
Content
Introduction
1 Women, television and the North
2 Family melodrama
3 Heroic women
4 Feminist inheritance
Conclusion: Feminist futures
Appendix: Interviewing Sally Wainwright
Index -- .
1 Women, television and the North
2 Family melodrama
3 Heroic women
4 Feminist inheritance
Conclusion: Feminist futures
Appendix: Interviewing Sally Wainwright
Index -- .