Life on Mars
From Manchester to New York
Editor(s) Stephen Lacey,Ruth McElroy
Language: English
Genre(s): Film, Media and Culture
Series: Contemporary Landmark Television
- March 2012 · 224 pages
- · Paperback - 9780708323595
- · eBook - pdf - 9780708323601
- · eBook - epub - 9781783161126
Life on Mars: From Manchester to New York is the first full account of this ground-breaking television drama, and uses textual analysis and cultural and contextual critique to explore the popular and critical success of the original UK series and the US remake.
This book offers new perspectives on the landmark drama Life on Mars, looking back at how it invokes the past, looking forwards to how it illuminates where British TV drama is going, and looking closely at how the series itself is structured. With insights from the makers of the programme as well as from academic experts, this book is essential reading for anyone concerned with what Life on Mars means for television.
Author(s): Stephen Lacey
Derek Paget is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading, and the author of key texts on docudrama; he is an associate editor of Studies in Documentary Film and an editorial board member of Studies in Theatre and Performance. Stephen Lacey is Emeritus Professor of Drama, Film and Television at the University of South Wales, and the author of several books on UK television drama; he is an associate editor of Critical Studies and Television.Author(s): Ruth McElroy
Stephen Lacey is Professor of Drama, Film and Television and Ruth McElroy is Principal Lecturer in Communication, Cultural & Media Studies in the Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Glamorgan.