Lynda La Plante (Television)
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: September 29, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780719065484
Subjects: Media studies; Television; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Performing Arts; Cinema/Film: Book; British Isles; USA; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism; Crime on television; Great Britain; Women television writers
Description: "Lynda La Plante is one of the UK's most successful and popular producers of television drama. Her award winning crime series frequently tackle controversial and difficult themes such as paedophilia, pornography and serial murder, attracting many millions of viewers nationally and internationally. This critical introduction traces her career from the early days when she was, as she puts it, 'just a writer for hire', to the successful businesswoman she has become today."--Jacket.