Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction; Abstract; The Significance of Local Production; Television Drama as Form; Embedded Methodologies; About This Book; References; Chapter 2 What Makes TV Drama Special?; Abstract; Drama's Mythical 'Golden Age'; The Economic Value of TV Drama; Cultural Value and the Public Good; The Political Value of TV Drama; References; Chapter 3 The Ecology of TV Drama Production; Abstract; Innovations in the Supply Chain; Commissioning Drama; The Pitch and the Money; Disrupting Distribution; References

Chapter 4 Locating Regional ProductionAbstract; PSB Drama and Cultural Representation; Producing Place on Screen; Linguistic Cultures and TV Drama; References; Chapter 5 Building a Sustainable Labour Force; Abstract; Labour in TV Drama Production; Screen Policy and the Marginalisation of Labour; Doctor Who, BBC Cymru Wales and Roath Lock Studios; References; Chapter 6 Cultural Intermediaries and the Value of Game of Thrones; Abstract; Cultural Intermediaries Within the Television Industry; Leveraging Value Through Screen Agencies; Putting Places 'on the Map': Tourism and TV Drama

Selling Northern Ireland to the Global MarketReferences; Chapter 7 Power and Sustainability in TV Drama Production; Abstract; Innovation in Television Drama; Why We Still Need PSB in a Netflix Era; Why Local Production Matters in a Global Era; References; Index