The TV Detective
Voices of Dissent in Contemporary Television
Published on 20. March 2015
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-78076-294-4 (ISBN)
Description
What makes British television crime drama so perennially popular, both in the UK and abroad? The TV Detective addresses this question, examining a range of series; including A Touch of Frost, Lewis, Life on Mars and the more recent Luther in the context of their broader social meaning.
Helen Piper develops a compelling argument regarding the cultural relevance of television detectives, claiming that they have privileged roles as the 'voices' of dissent within society. Many of the programmes studied here chart sentiments of social loss or change and accommodate contemporary concerns. The discontented TV detective, Piper suggests, may serve to express a broader sense of cultural malaise.
Helen Piper develops a compelling argument regarding the cultural relevance of television detectives, claiming that they have privileged roles as the 'voices' of dissent within society. Many of the programmes studied here chart sentiments of social loss or change and accommodate contemporary concerns. The discontented TV detective, Piper suggests, may serve to express a broader sense of cultural malaise.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
12 integrated bw
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78076-294-4 (9781780762944)
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Helen Piper is Senior Lecturer in Television Studies, based in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre at the University of Bristol where she has been teaching into a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for over a decade. She is also responsible for numerous published journal articles on popular television drama and other genres. Previously, Helen Piper worked as a theatrical agent and held a number of senior management positions at BBC Worldwide and for the Entertainment Group at BBC Television.
Content
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Broadcasting the Detective 1992-2012
Engaging with the Detective Character
Residual Voices: A Touch of Frost and Lewis
Ambivalent Voices: Moral Allegiance in Prime Suspect and Cracker
The Reactionary Voice: Life on Mars and the Gene Genie
Emergent Voices I : Wallander and Vera
Emergent Voices II : Luther, Scott and Bailey and Line of Duty
The Resonance of the Detective
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Broadcasting the Detective 1992-2012
Engaging with the Detective Character
Residual Voices: A Touch of Frost and Lewis
Ambivalent Voices: Moral Allegiance in Prime Suspect and Cracker
The Reactionary Voice: Life on Mars and the Gene Genie
Emergent Voices I : Wallander and Vera
Emergent Voices II : Luther, Scott and Bailey and Line of Duty
The Resonance of the Detective
Notes
Bibliography
Index