Contemporary British Television Crime Drama - 9781472454935

Taylor & Francis

Contemporary British Television Crime DramaCops on the Box\nAuthor(s): Ruth McElroy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472454935, 978-1472454935\nSynopsis\nContemporary British Television Crime Drama examines one of the mediums most popular genres and places it within its historical and industrial context. The television crime drama has proved itself capable of numerous generic reinventions and continues to enjoy some of the highest viewing figures. Crime drama offers audiences stories of right and wrong, moral authority asserted and resisted, and professionals and criminals, doing so in ways that are often highly entertaining, innovative, and thought provoking. In examining the appeal of this highly dynamic genre, this volume explores how it responds not only to changing social debates on crime and policing, but also to processes of hybridization within the television industry itself. Contributors, many of whom ar.