Beyond Dixon of Dock Green: Early British Police Series
Based on original archive research, this book traces the emergence of a distinctly British form of TV entertainment: the early BBC uniformed police series. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the genre began with the 1955 series ""Dixon of Dock Green"", Susan Sydney-Smith suggests that...
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Based on original archive research, this book traces the emergence of a distinctly British form of TV entertainment: the early BBC uniformed police series. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the genre began with the 1955 series ""Dixon of Dock Green"", Susan Sydney-Smith suggests that in fact these series were shaped by television’s own evolution in social function from the relaying of news to the replaying of stories.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781860648243 (186064824X)
ASIN: 186064824X
Publish date: 2002-09-06
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
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