Lynda La Plante is Britain’s most successful and well known
screenwriter and the first woman to win the prestigious Dennis
Potter writer’s award. Attracting millions of viewers, the
popular and critical success of La Plante’s work is central to
understanding changes that shook the UK television industry in the
late twentieth century. This critical introduction, the first
account of her work, focuses on three innovative serials: Widows
(ITV, 1983), Prime Suspect (ITV 1991) and Trial and Retribution
(ITV 1997). In each chapter questions of gender and genre, acting
and stardom and authorship and value are mapped against the
changing relationship between women and the television industry.
The final chapter traces La Plante’s metamorphosis from ‘just a
writer for hire’ to the astute businesswoman she has become
through a focus on the trans-national appeal of dramas such as
Killer Net (C4 1997) and Bella Mafia (CBS 1997). -- .
General
| Imprint: |
Manchester University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Television Series |
| Release date: |
October 2011 |
| First published: |
October 2011 |
| Authors: |
Julia Hallam
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
176 |
| Edition: |
NEW IN PAPERBACK |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7190-6549-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-7190-6549-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780719065491 |
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