The TV Detective : Voices of Dissent in Contemporary Television (Popular Television Genres)

Piper, Helen

I.B. Tauris（2015/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 200 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781780762951
• DDC分類 791.456556

Full Description

2016 Winner - BAFTSS (British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies) Best BookWhat makes British television crime drama so perennially popular, both in the UK and internationally? What are the attractions and pleasures of these shows? How are detectives positioned in relation to viewers' national and collective experience of the 'everyday'? This book addresses these questions, examining the trends evident in a range of series - including A Touch of Frost, Lewis, Cracker, 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 some of the more popular and powerful television detectives, claiming that theirs is a privileged role as the licensed "voices" of dissent. The discontented TV detective, she suggests, may serve to express a broader sense of cultural malaise.

Contents

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