Cathy Come Home
by Street, Sarah; Lacey, StephenEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-12-15
Publisher(s): British Film Institute
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Summary
A study of the classic television drama Cathy Come Home(BBC 1966) which tells the moving story of a young couple's struggles with poverty, debt and homelessness. Stephen Lacey places Cathyin its institutional context and examines its impact on first broadcast and its lasting influence.
Author Biography
STEPHEN LACEY is Professor of Drama, Film and Television at the Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Glamorgan, UK. He is the author of Tony Garnett (Manchester University Press, 2007), the editor, with J. Bignell, of Popular Television Drama: Critical Perspectives (Manchester University Press, 2005) and, with J. Bignell and M.K. Macmurraugh-Kavanagh, of Television Drama: Past Present and Future (Palgrave Macmillan, 2000).
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Contexts of Production
A Radical Aesthetic
'More Real than Real'
Contexts of Reception
Conclusion
Credits
Introduction
Contexts of Production
A Radical Aesthetic
'More Real than Real'
Contexts of Reception
Conclusion
Credits
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