Research Catalog

Cathy come home / Stephen Lacey.

Title
Cathy come home / Stephen Lacey.
Author
Lacey, Stephen, 1952-
Publication
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan 2011.

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Details

Additional Authors
British Film Institute
Description
137 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
Summary
"A study of the classic television drama. Cathy Come Home (BBC 1966) which tells the moving story of a young couple's struggles with poverty, debt and homelessness. Stephen Lacey places Cathy in its institutional context and examines its impact on first broadcast and its lasting influence"--
Series Statement
BFI TV classics
Uniform Title
BFI TV classics.
Subject
  • Cathy come home (Television program)
  • Homelessness > England > Drama
  • PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Guides & Reviews
  • PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
Genre/Form
Drama
Note
  • "A BFI book published by Palgrave Macmillan."
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Contexts of Production -- A Radical Aesthetic -- 'More Real than Real' -- Contexts of Reception -- Conclusion -- Credits.
ISBN
9781844573165 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2011002884