{"product_id":"you-re-nicked-investigating-british-television-police-series-9781526171955","title":"You’Re Nicked: Investigating British Television","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou’re nicked\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive study of television police series in the UK. It reveals how British television’s most popular genre has developed stylistically, politically and philosophically from 1955 to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter focuses on a particular decade, investigating how the most-watched series represent the inner workings of the police station, the civilian life of criminals and the private lives of police officers. This new approach unearths the complex ideology underpinning each series and discerns the key insights the genre can provide into the breakdown of the post-war settlement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering insightful readings of police series from \u003ci\u003eDixon of Dock Green\u003c\/i\u003e to\u003ci\u003e Happy Valley\u003c\/i\u003e via \u003ci\u003eThe Sweeney\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bill\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCracker, \u003c\/i\u003ethe book is a must-read for crime-drama enthusiasts worldwide. This new paperback edition features an extensive epilogue on \u003ci\u003eLine of Duty\u003c\/i\u003e and other Jed Mercurio creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘His book is a fascinating read, and should be read by all aspiring crime writers and academics interested in the genre.’ \u003cbr\u003eJackie Malton, retired DCI and the real-life inspiration for DCI Tennison in \u003ci\u003ePrime Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The way in which Lamb links representations of crime to criminological theory could be a valuable resource to anyone teaching courses on media and crime, as a means of exploring with students how criminological theory is not only produced in the academy, but also through popular culture.’\u003cbr\u003eThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘One could not hope for a more comprehensive treatment of the subject.’\u003cbr\u003eBritish Journal of Criminology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Its perspective is generally innovative, and it covers a lot of ground in writing a genre history that simply did not exist before.’\u003cbr\u003eNew Review of Film and Television Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Lamb’s account is insightful and engaging, providing an invaluable contribution to our understanding of this most significant of television genres and its connection to the wider landscape of British socio-political history.’\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The book manages to cover a huge amount of ground, in detail, and with reference to a repertoire of relevant series and iconography, to offer an insightful commentary on political and social change in the United Kingdom.’\u003cbr\u003eJournal of Popular Television\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The scholarship in the book is impressive’\u003cbr\u003eScreen   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You’re Nicked could be used either as the core textbook for a module on UK police drama or as the source of further readings on any television histories course. Lamb’s monograph makes a valuable intervention, offering a fresh perspective on the analysis of small screen crime drama, while also filling a\u003cbr\u003esizeable gap in the history of the genre.'\u003cbr\u003eCritical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'My favorite element of the book is the way in which Lamb shows how these police shows come to adopt traits of other genres at specific historical moments’. \u003cbr\u003eJournal of Popular film and Television\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: defining a genre \u003cbr\u003e1 The 1950s and 1960s: a genre comes into its own\u003cbr\u003e2 The 1970s: an action-fuelled filmic decade?\u003cbr\u003e3 The 1980s: emergent feminist thought and resurgent video cameras\u003cbr\u003e4 The 1990s: transitioning from film to digital\u003cbr\u003e5 The 2000s: looking to the past\u003cbr\u003e6 The 2010s: looking to pastures new\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: good evening, all\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Jed Mercurio thrillers, pandemic policing and populism\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041039384919,"sku":"9781526171955","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526171955.jpg?v=1750948706","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/you-re-nicked-investigating-british-television-police-series-9781526171955","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}