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This is the first full-length study of the screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin, whose work for film and television includes Z Cars, The Italian Job, Kelly’s Heroes, The Sweeney, and Edge of Darkness. Thiswill appeal to anyone with an interest in television drama, screenwriting, and the history of British television over the last fifty years.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1, Biographical sketch
2. Single plays
3. Experiments in television drama
4. Drama series
5. Drama serials
6. The hostile waters of British television in a deregulated age
List of television programmes, feature films, unproduced scripts and screenplays, awards and publications

Troy Kennedy Martin

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 2/28/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780719067020
      978-0719067020
      ISBN-10 0719067022

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first full-length study of the screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin, whose work for film and television includes Z Cars, The Italian Job, Kelly’s Heroes, The Sweeney, and Edge of Darkness. Thiswill appeal to anyone with an interest in television drama, screenwriting, and the history of British television over the last fifty years.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1, Biographical sketch
      2. Single plays
      3. Experiments in television drama
      4. Drama series
      5. Drama serials
      6. The hostile waters of British television in a deregulated age
      List of television programmes, feature films, unproduced scripts and screenplays, awards and publications

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