Summary: Publisher Summary 1 "Highlighting the decline of artistic aspiration and the advance of market forces, this is an account of television drama, past and present. Taking the late Dennis Potter and the so-called golden age in which he worked as its starting point, this book provides a platform for TV dramatists of today鈥攊ncluding renowned auteurs like Alan Bleasdale, Jimmy McGovern, Alan Plater, Lynda La Plante, and Paula Milne. They talk of their struggle for survival in a still changing broadcasting climate."   Publisher Summary 2 Highlighting the decline of artistic aspiration and the advance of market forces, this is an account of television drama, past and present. Taking the late Dennis Potter and the so-called golden age in which he worked as its starting point, this book provides a platform for TV dramatists of today-including renowned auteurs like Alan Bleasdale, Jimmy McGovern, Alan Plater, Lynda La Plante, and Paula Milne. They talk of their struggle for survival in an ever-changing broadcasting climate.