Tony Garnett

Stephen Lacey

doi:10.7765/9781847794352

This is a book-length study of one of the most respected and prolific producers working in British television. From ground-breaking dramas from the 1960s such as Up the Junction and Cathy Come Home to the ‘must-see’ series in the 1990s and 2000s such as This Life and The Cops, Tony Garnett has produced some of the most important and influential British television drama. This book charts his career from his early days as an actor to his position as executive producer and head of World Productions, focusing on the ways in which he has helped to define the role of the creative producer, shaping the distinctive politics and aesthetics of the drama he has produced, and enabling and facilitating the contributions of others. Garnett's distinctive contribution to the development of a social realist aesthetic is also examined, through the documentary-inspired early single plays to the subversion of genre within popular drama series.

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Front matter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

General editors’ preface
pp viii-ix

Acknowledgements
pp x-xii

Introduction: Telling the truth
pp 1-10

1 - From actor to producer: Into the driving seat
pp 11-33

2 - The 1960s: Social realism and The Wednesday Play
pp 34-73

3 - Plays for today: Representing ‘managed dissensus’
pp 74-122

4 - Independence and dependency
pp 123-170

Appendix I: List of television plays and films
pp 171-174

Appendix II: List of films for theatrical release
pp 175-176

Bibliography
pp 177-186

Index
pp 187-190

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