Intergenerational divides as a mechanism of class inequality in UK television drama: From age-segmented commissioning to networked gatekeeping
European Journal of Cultural Studies
Published online on April 15, 2026
Abstract
European Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print.
In this article, we theorise generation as a structuring mechanism of class inequality in UK television drama. Drawing on 64 interviews across two anonymised case studies (a long-running BBC drama and a Channel 4 multi-episode drama) and supplementary ...
In this article, we theorise generation as a structuring mechanism of class inequality in UK television drama. Drawing on 64 interviews across two anonymised case studies (a long-running BBC drama and a Channel 4 multi-episode drama) and supplementary ...