The British sitcom spinoff film / Stephen Glynn.
Glynn, Stephen, author.
2024
PN1995.9.C55
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Title The British sitcom spinoff film / Stephen Glynn.
Author Glynn, Stephen, author.
ISBN 9783031412226 (electronic bk.)
3031412222 (electronic bk.)
9783031412219
3031412214
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41222-6
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2024]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-41222-6 doi
Call Number PN1995.9.C55
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.43/617
Summary Stephen Glynn has produced a terrific book on British TV sitcom spinoff films. He writes clearly and concisely and with a demonstrable passion for the subject. He pulls off the difficult trick of bringing an impressive breadth of knowledge to this material while also communicating it in helpful and often amusing ways. -Paul Newland, University of Worcester This book constitutes the first full volume dedicated to an academic analysis of theatrically-released spinoff films derived from British radio and television sitcoms. Regularly maligned as the nadir of British film production and marginalised as a last resort for the financially-bereft industry during the 1970s, this study demonstrates that the sitcom spinoff film has instead been a persistent and important presence in British cinema from the 1940s to the present day, and includes works with distinct artistic merit. Alongside an investigation of the economic imperative underpinning these productions, i.e. the exploitation of a proven product with a ready-made audience, it is argued that, with a longevity stretching from Arthur Askey and his wartime Band Waggon (1940) to the crew of Kurupt FM and their recent People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan (2021), the British sitcom spinoff can be interpreted as following a full generic life cycle. Starting with the 'formative' stage where works from Hi Gang! (1941) to I Only Arsked! (1958) establish the genre's characteristics, the spinoff genre moves to its classic stage where, secure for form and content, it enjoys considerable popular success with films like Till Death Us Do Part (1969), On the Buses (1971), The Likely Lads (1976) and Rising Damp (1980); the genre's revival since the late-1990s reveals a more 'parodic' final stage, with films like The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) adopting a consciously self-reflective mode. It is also posited that the sitcom spinoff film is a viable source for social history, with the often-stereotypical re-presentations of characters and events an ideological metonym for the concerns of wider British society, notably in issues of class, race, gender and sexuality. Stephen Glynn lectures in Film and Television at De Montfort University, UK. He has published widely on British cinema and genre and previous volumes for Palgrave include The British Pop Music Film (2013), The British School Film (2016) and The British Football Film (2018).
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2 .Precursors and Pioneers: 1940-1960
Chapter 3 - The 'Golden Age': 1969-1980. Part 1: Racists, Romans and Randy Busmen
Chapter 4 - The 'Golden Age': 1969-1980. Part 2: Soldiers, Shopping and Sexual Frustration
Chapter 5. Revival and Revisionism: 1986-2007. Part 1: Global Destruction and Domination
Chapter 6. Revival and Revisionism: 2007-2021. Part 2: Schools, Legacies and Mockumentaries
Chapter 7. Conclusion.

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