The North East of England on Film and Television

by James Leggott

Book Overview

This book analyses the representation of North-East England in film and television. It is a response to the way a number of important British films and programmes--for example, Get Carter (1971), Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads (1973-74), Our Friends in the North (1996) and Billy Elliot (2000)--have used this particular setting to explore questions of class, identity and history. It argues for the significance and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030691489
• ISBN13: 9783030691486
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"