Paranoid visions explores the history of the spy and conspiracy genres on British television, from 1960s Cold War series through 1980s conspiracy dramas to contemporary â war on terrorâ thrillers. The dramas analysed include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Edge of Darkness, A Very British Coup and Spooks. -- .
Paranoid visions explores the history of the spy and conspiracy genres on British television, from 1960s Cold War series through 1980s conspiracy dramas to contemporary â war on terrorâ thrillers. The dramas analysed include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Edge of Darkness, A Very British Coup and Spooks. -- .
Joseph Oldham is Associate Fellow in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1 'A balance of terror': Callan (ITV 1967-72) as an existential thriller for television 2 'A professional's contest': procedure and bureaucracy in Special Branch (ITV 1969-74) and The Sandbaggers (ITV 1978-80) 3 'Who killed Great Britain?': Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (BBC 2 1979) as a modern classic serial 4 Conspiracy as a crisis of procedure in Bird of Prey (BBC 1 1982) and Edge of Darkness (BBC 2 1985) 5 Death of a master narrative: the battle for consensus in A Very British Coup (Channel 4 1988) 6 The precinct is political: espionage as a public service in Spooks (BBC 1 2002-11) Conclusion Index
Introduction 1 'A balance of terror': Callan (ITV 1967-72) as an existential thriller for television 2 'A professional's contest': procedure and bureaucracy in Special Branch (ITV 1969-74) and The Sandbaggers (ITV 1978-80) 3 'Who killed Great Britain?': Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (BBC 2 1979) as a modern classic serial 4 Conspiracy as a crisis of procedure in Bird of Prey (BBC 1 1982) and Edge of Darkness (BBC 2 1985) 5 Death of a master narrative: the battle for consensus in A Very British Coup (Channel 4 1988) 6 The precinct is political: espionage as a public service in Spooks (BBC 1 2002-11) Conclusion Index
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