British television's lost 'New Wave' Moment: ITV's single drama and race

Liarou, Eleni (2012) British television's lost 'New Wave' Moment: ITV's single drama and race. Journal of British Cinema and Television 9 (4), pp. 612-627. ISSN 1743-4521.

Abstract

The article argues that the working-class realism of post-WWII British television single drama is neither as English nor as white as is often implied. The surviving audiovisual material and written sources (reviews, publicity material, biographies of television writers and directors) reveal ITV's dynamic role in offering a range of views and representations of Britain's black population and their multi-layered relationship with white working-class cultures. By examining this neglected history of postwar British drama, this article argues for more inclusive historiographies of British television and sheds light on the dynamism and diversity of British television culture.

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