02180nam 2200505 a 450 991081593690332120200520144314.01-84150-821-7(CKB)3710000001409221(MiAaPQ)EBC283003(Au-PeEL)EBL283003(CaPaEBR)ebr10015834(CaONFJC)MIL47725(OCoLC)476029114(EXLCZ)99371000000140922120010807d2000 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSensing the city through television urban identities in fictional drama /Peter Billingham1st ed.Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR Intellect20001 online resource (iv, 187 pages)1-84150-018-6 1-84150-842-X Includes bibliographical references.Sensing the city : navigating a journey -- Policing the imagination : Tony Garnett's The cops -- The city as a site of redemptive struggle : Tony Marchant's Holding on -- The fabled city : The San Francisco of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the city -- A Manchester heterotopia? : Queer as folk -- Homicide, life on the street.This is an investigation of the fictional representations of the city in contemporary British and American television drama, assessing their political, sociological and cultural implications. It draws on five key case studies, analyzing the structure, content, characterisation and narrative, and placing each within its specific ideological context.Television programsGreat BritainTelevision programsUnited StatesCities and towns on televisionTelevision programsTelevision programsCities and towns on television.791.45/621732Billingham Peter1953-1699469MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815936903321Sensing the city through television4083632UNINA