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Life on Mars (2006-07), is one of the most talked-about television drama events of the last decade. Centring on Sam Tyler, a DI in 2006 who is inexplicably catapulted back to 1973 after an accident, the series mixes science fiction with police drama. This collection, the first e…
Insights from the creators of the British television drama Life on Mars (2006-7) combine with critical perspectives from academic experts to reveal the significance of this successful British tv drama.Set in 1973 the story concerns the fate of detective inspector Sam Tyler catap…
This is the first full-length academic study of Life on Mars (and its successor, Ashes to Ashes), and seeks to account for the series' innovative form and popular appeal. Paying attention to issues of genre and hybridity, the book examines televisual and cultural memory, press a…
Tony Garnett is the first book-length study of one of the most respected and prolific producers working in British television. From ground-breaking dramas from the 1960s such as Up the Junction and Cathy Come Home to the 'must see' series in the 1990s and 2000s such as This Life…
Tony Garnett is the first book-length study of one of the most respected producers working in British television, responsible for both Cathy Come Home (1966) and This Life (1996-8). The book discusses the ways in which Garnett has shaped the role of the creative producer, and an…
Tony Garnett
by ProQuest (Firm), Lacey, Stephen
fromTelevision series (Manchester University Press)
Tony Garnett is the first book-length study of one of the most respected and prolific producers working in British television. From ground-breaking dramas from the 1960s such as Up the Junction and Cathy Come Home to the 'must see' series in the 1990s and 2000s such as This Life…
Tony Garnett
by ebrary, Inc, Lacey, Stephen
fromTelevision series (Manchester University Press)