Getting On
Ageing, mess and the NHS
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5682045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beth Johnson (0000-0001-7808-568X, University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 190-203 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Television The International Journal of Television Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6020 • E-ISSN: 1749-6039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1749602016642956 |
| OpenAlex | W2304262160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article examines the feminist foundations, style and performances of key writer-stars Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan in the British Broadcasting Corporation sitcom Getting On (2009-2012). 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 National Health Service to be connected to new managerialism and male privilege
Art · Business · Computer security · Corporation · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |