British Sitcom Spinoff Film

Stephen Glynn lectures in Film and Television at De Montfort University, UK. He has published widely on British cinema and genre and previous volumes for Palgrave include The British Pop Music Film (2013), The British School Film (2016) and The British Football Film (2018).

• Chapter 1 – Introduction.- Chapter 2 – Precursors and Pioneers: 1940-1960.- Chapter 3 - The ‘Golden Age’: 1969-1980. Part 1: Racists, Romans and Randy Busmen.- Chapter 4 - The ‘Golden Age’: 1969-1980. Part 2: Soldiers, Shopping and Sexual Frustration.- Chapter 5 – Revival and Revisionism: 1986-2007. Part 1: Global Destruction and Domination.- Chapter 6 – Revival and Revisionism: 2007-2021. Part 2: Schools, Legacies and Mockumentaries.- Chapter 7 – Conclusion.

“This is the first book-length study to provide a comprehensive overview of the British sitcom film … . If it has yielded few enduring classics … its story is nevertheless a fascinating one to which this engaging and thoroughly researched book more than does justice.” (Leon Hunt, Journal of British Cinema and Television, Vol. 21 (4), October, 2024)