The Royle Family: The Scripts Series 1
by Aherne, Caroline; Normal, Henry; Cash, Craig
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
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- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0233997210
- ISBN 13
- 9780233997216
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Andre Deutsch Ltd, London. UK, 1999. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 180 pages. This book is in very good or better 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. The front cover has some bumps and marks. 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: Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash created a landmark comedy for the 1990s when they sat down to pen The Royle Family. Collected here are the six scripts which made up the first series of that BBC comedy by the makers of Mrs Merton. In these pages we are invited to follow the high points of the Royle social calendar; the preparations for Denise and Dave's wedding, Mam's new job at the bakers; Dad's knock-off jeans purchase, and Antony's trips to the fag shop. Owing more than a nod to its Ps & Qs counterpart Abigail's Party, The Royle Family echoes Mike Leigh's play in its claustrophobic representation of life in small-time Britain. The focus this time is on the working--or not working--class. The hearts and voices of the show's ensemble cast made the Royle family spring to life; but the actors' blueprint was already well established, and the flavour of the series is immediately evident in these scripts. It's true--character dialogue is lifelike to the point of an-afternoon-with-Auntie-Marge tedium, but salvation comes when the blackest of comedy undercurrents strolls among the minefields of small-talk and resigned suffrage. Aherne and Cash have certainly demonstrated rare talent in their ability to reproduce these folk from the real world-but you may find yourself wishing they'd had the nerve to go on to comment on the society represented-instead of leaving the reader/viewer to do that work themselves. In any case, fans of The Royle Family know exactly what they are getting with this compendium (the only extra inclusion being a short introduction from the writers). For them, it's true, there may be few surprises--but certainly, a lot of laughs. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Reference, Screenwriting, General; ISBN: 0233997210. ISBN/EAN: 9780233997216. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0000990. . 9780233997216
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000990
- Title
- The Royle Family: The Scripts Series 1
- Author
- Aherne, Caroline; Normal, Henry; Cash, Craig
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0233997210
- ISBN 13
- 9780233997216
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London. UK
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BZDB137 television, scripts, the royales, comedy, british, Reference, Screenwriting, General; ISBN: 0233997210 EAN: 9780233997216 Aherne, Caroline; Normal, Henry; Cash, Craig The Royle Family: The Scripts Series 1
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