Spies on British Screens
Journal of British Cinema and Television Volume 15, Issue 3
Edited by Laura Crossley, Nicholas Barnett and Alan Burton
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Book Presentation:
Exploring British society’s response to cinematic espionage
The chapters of this book explore how British society responded to cinematic and film representations of espionage from the early twentieth century to the present day. Interrogating themes like fear of fifth columns to representation of gender, nation, space and nostalgia, these essays provide commentary on how British culture has depicted this apparently murky underworld.
Key Features
• Re-ignites ongoing debates about the relationship between British culture and espionage
• Considers issues of gender, politics, memory, and culture
• Presents fresh readings of cinematic espionage
About the authors:
Dr Laura Crossley is at Bournemouth University.
Dr Nicholas Barnett is Lecturer in Twentieth Century European History at Swansea University.
Dr Alan Burton is Senior Lecturer in Film at Hull University.
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Historical Dictionary of British Cinema (2013)
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The Cinema of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph (2009)
by Alan Burton and Tim O'Sullivan
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Veiled Desires (2013)
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Robin Hood (2008)
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Official Secrecy and Treason in Literature, Television and Film, 1980-89
British Thrillers, 1950–1979 (2020)
845 Films of Suspense, Mystery, Murder and Espionage
Cinema, Culture, Scotland (2025)
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Uncanny Landscapes in 21st Century British Cinema (2025)
The Pestilence in the Ditch
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Killing Children in British Fiction (2025)
Thatcherism to Brexit
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Soho on Screen (2025)
Cinematic Spaces of Bohemia and Cosmopolitanism, 1948-1963
by Jingan Young
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
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