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The period 1940-1960 was a time of considerable change in British society. It saw the emergence of mass democracy, a world war and then unprecedented affluence. Change brought uncertainty among Britain s elites, which in turn encouraged them to reflect more acutely on the direction the nation was taking. Questions were posed: what was the social role of ordinary men and women in 20th-century Britain? What were their needs, their rights, their ...

The enduringly popular and sophisticated British prison sitcom is critically appraised by author of "We Are The Modernists!" and "Patriots" Richard Weight, considering the unusual appeal the show achieved, putting affable criminal characters on the screens of hard-working, crime-fearing viewers who related to the universal themes captured in Clement and La Frenais's writing.