The TV detective : voices of dissent in contemporary television / Helen Piper.

Author/creator Piper, Helen author.
Format Book
PublicationLondon : I.B. Tauris, 2015.
Description192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Detective and mystery television programs--Great Britain. --History and criticism.

SeriesPopular television genres
Popular television genres. ^A592767
Contents Broadcasting the detective, 1922-2012 -- Engaging with the detective character -- Residual voices: A Touch of Frost and Lewis -- Ambivalent voices: moral allegiance in Prime Suspect and Cracker -- The reactionary voice: Life on Mars and 'The Gene Genie' -- Emergent voices I: Wallander and Vera -- Emergent voices II: Luther, Scott & Bailey and Line of Duty -- The resonance of the detective.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
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