Shut It!: The Inside Story of the Sweeney (Hardback)
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Great Southern Books.
Aurum Press, Limited, London, United Kingdom, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st Printing. 320 pages. This book is in AS NEW condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the dust jacket is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Unlike Dixon of Dock Green, it did not begin with a reassuring uniformed salute. Instead, The Sweeney exploded on to TV screens in 1975 with threats, intimidation and violence. Grainy, adult and ultra-realistic, never before had a British police drama portrayed crime fighting on London's streets quite so authentically. Cops were as hard, ruthless and darkly glamorous as the villains they nicked, and liked smoking, drinking and bedding women - on and off duty. Then there were the thrilling car chases around grubby streets and derelict docks, where police in souped-up Ford Granadas hurtled after armed robbers in old Jags, and the punch-ups which saw cops and villains battering each other senseless against brick walls and chain-link fences. Focusing on the exploits of the Flying Squad, the Metropolitan Police's elite CID unit, the series made overnight stars of John Thaw and Dennis Waterman - playing bantering detectives Jack Regan and George Carter - and featured an array of guest stars, from John Hurt, George Cole and Diana Dors to Patrick Mower, Lynda Bellingham and Morecambe & Wise. Shot entirely on location on 16mm film, the show pioneered a new way of making quality TV drama in the UK that soon became the norm. Thirty years after it ended, when Gene Hunt swaggered on to our screens in Life on Mars to give a masterclass in old-school policing at the end of a fist, Britain was still paying homage to The Sweeney, and it was regularly being repeated on cable TV channels. Now, in Shut It!, Pat Gilbert investigates the culture of law and order in the '70s that inspired and shaped the series, and talks to actors, writers, directors, producers, crew and real-life Flying Squad officers about their experiences working on the show. Here, then, are the behind-the-scenes bust-ups, on-set brawls, mythical drinking sessions and intriguing backroom secrets - the story of how Britain's greatest ever cop show was made. So, get your trousers on, you're nicked. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History & Criticism, Direction & Production, General, Guides & Reviews; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781845135898. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0001176. . 9781845135898.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. [756279], Galway, Ireland.
2010. Hardcover. The Inside Story of the Sweeney. 320 pages. The Sweeney broke the mould for British cop shows. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APT. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 31. Weight: 612. . . . . . Over 350,000 customers served online! Special Offer: This seller is offering an exclusive discount of 25% on all prices for AbeBooks customers. Original Price: 34.86 EUR. Order now to avoid disappointment.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, CP Media Outlet.
The first comprehensive account of the classic cult TV series contains new interviews with cast members, scriptwriter, stuntmen, and camera crew The Sweeney broke the mold for British cop shows. Hitherto they'd been rather stolid, sometimes quaint, dramas about upholding the law, not breaking it; about smart blue uniforms, not kipper ties and long hair. They were about preventing or punishing violence—not about inflicting it with pleasure on villains. Then, in 1975, The Sweeney burst onto commercial television. Based on the notoriously corrupt activities of Scotland Yard's Flying Squad, it followed two disheveled and uncouth detectives, Regan and Carter, played by John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, who hurtled around unsalubrious parts of London in a battered Ford Granada roughing up anyone who failed to spill the beans quickly enough. Where Dixon of Dock Green would bid his viewers "Goodnight all," with a cheery salute, this pair snarled "Shut it!" at toe-rags who spoke out of turn and "Put 'em away, love" at gangsters’ molls whose boudoirs they'd just burst in on. Philip Glenister’s Gene Hunt in Life on Mars is both parody and homage. Here is the essential companion to this cult cop show, featuring interviews with dozens of people who made it happen, from screenwriters to stuntmen., Hardcover, Label: Aurum Press, Aurum Press, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2010-12-01, Studio: Aurum Press, Verkaufsrang: 2396670.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Greener Books [52838368], MIDDLE***, United Kingdom.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books Ltd [53572034], Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear.