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Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama /

"What accounts for Masterpiece's longevity and influence? This book offers two reasons: the power of its drama and its aspirational appeal. Masterpiece delivers great stories, stories that transport, enthrall, enrich, and comfort us. But it also speaks to a uniquely American belief in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	West, Nancy Martha, 1963- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
Subjects:	Masterpiece theatre (Television program) Television programs > Great Britain > History. Manners and customs on television. Great Britain > On television. Great Britain > Foreign public opinion, American. Public opinion, American. Television programs. Great Britain. History.

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