THE MASTERS OF SITCOM: From Hancock to Steptoe.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-352pp [paginated] includes compiler's note,an introduction,9 chapters and an epilogue,8pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp160/1,a biblio,acknowledgements,a general index and an index of scripts; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a contents list/table,and a dedication.
A joke's a joke - and for more than sixty years,Ray Galton and Alan Simpson have been writing them to the delight of millions: first in the groundbreaking 'Hancock's Half Hour',and later in the enduringly popular and equally innovative 'Steptoe and Son'.
In 'The Masters of Sitcom: From Hancock to Steptoe', Christopher Stevens collects together the funniest scenes and sketches from Galton and Simpson's unrivalled career - including many exclusive, never-before-published extracts and long-lost scripts - to tell the story of the most inspirational scriptwriters in history.
With unprecedented access to the writer's archive of over 600 scripts,Steven's unique anthology also draws on in-depth interviews with Galton and Simson themselves,anecdotes from the actors involved,and critical insights from comedy writers working today to reveal how G&S mastered the most successful and entertaining genre television has ever known.
Compiled with Galton and Simpson's full involvement, this is the seminal book on their much-lauded legacy.
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