Offering unique insights into the writing and production of television drama series such as The Killing and Borgen, produced by DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Novrup Redvall explores the creative collaborations in writers' rooms and 'production hotels' through detailed case studies of Denmark's public service production culture.

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Eva Novrup Redvall is Assistant Professor in Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her research focuses on film and media production, particularly the processes around screenwriting and the nature of creative collaborations. She has published extensively on Nordic cinema and television drama production and industry structures.

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List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Television Writing and the Screen Idea System 2. Danish Television Drama: A Crash Course 3. Dogmas for Television Drama: Changing a Production Culture 4. Training Talent for Television: DR and 'The TV term' 5. Writers, Showrunners and Television Auteurs: Ideas of 'One Vision' 6. The Workings of a Writer's Room: Borgen 7. Primetime Public Service Crime: Forbrydelsen / The Killing Conclusions and Cliffhangers Appendix Notes References Index