In Fading Light

James Leggott lectures in Film and Television Studies at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. He is the author of Contemporary British Cinema: From Heritage to Horror (2008), and the co-editor of volumes on UK science fiction film and television, the comedy of Chris Morris, and British period drama television. He is a founding editor of the Journal of Popular Television.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. Histories of AmberChapter 2. Salvaging the Past, 1968 to 1980Chapter 3. Can't Beat It Alone: Current Affairs and Investigations, 1982 to 1988Chapter 4. The Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen Films, 1983 to 1994Chapter 5. Dream On: Drama Features, 1981 to 1991Chapter 6. From the Tyne to the Coalfields: Feature Films, 1995 to 2005Chapter 7. Still Here: Amber in the Twenty-First CenturyConclusion: Amber at FiftySelect BibliographyAmber FilmographyIndex

"Discussing Amber's entire oeuvre is a formidable task, and Leggott accomplishes it with panache. His detailed readings of the individual films are insightful and informed, illustrated not only with reference to the local and regional contexts in which they were made but also to the wider contexts of British politics, culture and film history." - Steve Presence, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)"This is an impressive and very detailed analysis of all works of the Amber collective from 1968 to the present. The book takes a systematic approach to categorizing the works thematically and aesthetically, often contextualizing them within the broader traditions of British documentary filmmaking and social realism." - Ib Bondebjerg, University of Copenhagen