Book Review - Producing British Television Drama: Local Production in a Global Era

Abstract

Ruth McElroy and Caitriona Noonan (2019) give a holistic overview of the production of drama for public service broadcasters (PSB) in their book Producing British Television Drama. The authors present an introduction to the importance of drama for audiences, arguing that we are not in the ‘golden age’ of television anymore. The book examines four main topics. First, the changes in production of television drama on an executive level of the PSB stations. Second, it assesses the importance of local production and regional representation in a globalized TV market. Furthermore, it looks at the conditions of labour in television production. Finally, it explores the impact of drama productions on tourism of a specific region.