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The TV crime drama, Sue Turnbull

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Maps the development of the crime drama on international television. As a genre, the television crime drama has long been a constant of the television landscape since it first migrated from film and radio onto the small screen in the 1950s. Since then, from Dixon of Dock Green to The Wire, from Minder to The Sopranos or Cracker to Dexter and The Killing, it has continued to attract large audiences even as the depiction of the crime, the perpetrators and the investigators may have changed. In order to track these changes, this book provides an historical analysis of the TV crime series as a genre by paying close attention not only to the nature of TV dramas themselves, but also to the context of production and reception. Rather than simply providing an overview, this book offers a series of case studies to illuminate key issues in the trajectory of the genre. Particular attention will be paid to the transnational career of the television crime drama, including the British and American product, as well as attention to crime drama series produced in other national contexts such as Europe and Australia. In terms of reception, this book includes original research on how the TV crime drama is perceived by audiences within the particular national context of Australia where American, British and European crime dramas vie for attention in the TV schedule alongside the local product. Finally, the future of the TV crime series is canvassed in a discussion of the changing television landscape and the shift to other forms of TV consumption enabled by new digital technologies
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (216 pages)
Contents
  • The roots of crime
  • 'Gritty realism': the British police procedural
  • Quality control: the American police procedural
  • The detective as hero
  • The specialists
  • Women and crime
Isbn
9780748678204
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The TV crime drama
Title
The TV crime drama
Statement of responsibility
Sue Turnbull
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Maps the development of the crime drama on international television. As a genre, the television crime drama has long been a constant of the television landscape since it first migrated from film and radio onto the small screen in the 1950s. Since then, from Dixon of Dock Green to The Wire, from Minder to The Sopranos or Cracker to Dexter and The Killing, it has continued to attract large audiences even as the depiction of the crime, the perpetrators and the investigators may have changed. In order to track these changes, this book provides an historical analysis of the TV crime series as a genre by paying close attention not only to the nature of TV dramas themselves, but also to the context of production and reception. Rather than simply providing an overview, this book offers a series of case studies to illuminate key issues in the trajectory of the genre. Particular attention will be paid to the transnational career of the television crime drama, including the British and American product, as well as attention to crime drama series produced in other national contexts such as Europe and Australia. In terms of reception, this book includes original research on how the TV crime drama is perceived by audiences within the particular national context of Australia where American, British and European crime dramas vie for attention in the TV schedule alongside the local product. Finally, the future of the TV crime series is canvassed in a discussion of the changing television landscape and the shift to other forms of TV consumption enabled by new digital technologies
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1950-
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Turnbull, Sue
Dewey number
791.45/6556
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
PN1992.8.D48
LC item number
T87 2014eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
TV genres
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Detective and mystery television programs
  • Television crime shows
  • Television
  • PERFORMING ARTS
  • PERFORMING ARTS
  • Detective and mystery television programs
  • Television crime shows
Label
The TV crime drama, Sue Turnbull
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The roots of crime -- 'Gritty realism': the British police procedural -- Quality control: the American police procedural -- The detective as hero -- The specialists -- Women and crime
Control code
887802528
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (216 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780748678204
Lccn
2014432440
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
60001929534
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 9780748678181
  • 22573/ctt1g01zgs
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)887802528
Label
The TV crime drama, Sue Turnbull
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The roots of crime -- 'Gritty realism': the British police procedural -- Quality control: the American police procedural -- The detective as hero -- The specialists -- Women and crime
Control code
887802528
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (216 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780748678204
Lccn
2014432440
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
60001929534
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 9780748678181
  • 22573/ctt1g01zgs
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)887802528

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