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Beyond Dixon of Dock Green

Susan Sydney-Smith

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Based on original archive research, this book traces the emergence of a distinctly British form of TV the early BBC uniformed police series. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the genre began with the 1955 series ""Dixon of Dock Green"", Susan Sydney-Smith suggests that in fact these series were shaped by television’s own evolution in social function from the relaying of news to the replaying of stories.

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Beyond Dixon of Dock Green: Early British Police Series

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Length: 280 pages

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