Producing British Television Drama Local Production in a Global Era /

• Main Authors: McElroy, Ruth (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Noonan, Caitriona (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Motion pictures-Great Britain.; Motion pictures > Production and direction.; British Cinema and TV.; Film and TV Production.

This book presents a compelling case for a paradigmatic shift in the analysis of television drama production that recentres questions of power, control and sustainability. Television drama production has become an increasingly lucrative global export business as drama as a form enjoys increased pres...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. What Makes TV Drama Special?
• 3. The Ecology of TV Drama Production
• 4. Locating Regional Production
• 5. Building a Sustainable Labour Force
• 6. Cultural Intermediaries and the Value of Game of Thrones
• 7. Power and sustainability in TV Drama Production.