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British television
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contemporary television drama
crime drama
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feminist television history
Gentleman Jack
Happy Valley
Last Tango in Halifax
lesbian television
Sally Wainwright
Product details
- ISBN 9781526142870
- Weight: 418g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 02 Sep 2025
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The first and only book length study of British screenwriter, director and producer Sally Wainwright. Authors Gorton and Johnson brings together Wainwright’s key television series and television films with theoretical work on the concept of emotion and feminist television criticism, exploring Wainwright's contributions to British television through the heroic female characters she creates. The book covers a wide range of theoretical work on melodrama, genre and emotion to explore Wainwright’s televisual texts, offering analysis of globally recognised television series such as Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack.
Kristyn Gorton is Professor of Film and Television at the University of Leeds
Beth Johnson is Professor of Television and Media Studies at the University of Leeds
