Johnson, B orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-568X (2016) Getting On: Ageing, Mess and the NHS. Critical Studies in Television, 11 (2). pp. 190-203. ISSN 1749-6020
Abstract
This article examines the feminist foundations, style and performances of key writer-stars Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan in the BBC sitcom Getting On (2009-12). Paying close attention to the ‘life experience’ of these women it aims to think through the multiple, acute politics of representation that the show offers up, suggesting that sex, class and age operate as key emotional loadstones. Examining the hierarchical interactions between medical staff, this article also argues that the minutiae of social exchanges made visible in the sitcom reveal the sickness of the NHS to be connected to new managerialism and male privilege.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, The Author. This is an author produced version of a paper accepted for publication in Critical Studies in Television. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Feminist television; politics; ageing; NHS; Getting On; Jo Brand |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2016 11:11 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2016 21:23 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1749602016642956 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1749602016642956 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96012 |