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Trevor Griffiths
Assesses the contributions of one of the leading figures of post-1968 British political theater
Trevor Griffiths
Trevor Griffiths has been a critical force in British television writing for over three decades, and this monograph considers his work. A full annotation and bibliography/filmography make it a useful resource for students of British television and for 'quality' television drama.
Powerplays
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Sons and Lovers
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Oi for England
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Comedians
'The setting is a schoolroom near Manchester where an evening class of budding comics congregate for a final briefing from their tutor before facing an agent's man from London. Telling jokes for money offers an escape from the building site or the milk round. But the humour is a deadly serious business that also involves anger, pain and truth.' Financial Times 'Trevor Griffiths has not shown his brilliance as a writer more clearly than in Comedians.' Daily Telegraph
The Lancashire Working Classes c.1880-1930
This book examines the experiences and values which shaped working-class life in Britain in the half-century from 1880. It takes as its focus a region, Lancashire, which was central to the social and political changes of the period. The discussion centres on two towns, Bolton and Wigan, which, while they were geographically close, differed significantly in their industrial fortunes and their electoral development. The formation of class identity is traced through developments in the world of work, from the impact of technological and managerial innovations to the elaboration of collective-bargaining procedures. Beyond work, particular attention is paid to the dynamics of neighbourhood and fa...
These are the Times
A life of Thomas Paine, written for the screen.
The Changeling
The Changeling is a popular Renaissance tragedy in which the relationship between money, sex, and power is explored. Frequently performed and studied in University courses, it is a key text in the New Mermaids series.
