‘Def-i-nitely back’: subversion of Kailyard and Clydeside in Charles Endell Esquire

Douglas McNaughton

doi:10.1080/14714787.2017.1396914

‘Def-i-nitely back’: subversion of Kailyard and Clydeside in Charles Endell Esquire

Douglas McNaughton

University of Brighton

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Abstract

This article examines a significant, but neglected, Glasgow-set STV drama serial from 1979, Charles Endell Esquire. The article examines the way in which Charles Endell Esquire exploits and subverts classic tropes of Scottish identity in order to construct a liminal narrative and generic space between comedy and drama, subverting the stereotypical models of Kailyard and Clydesideism. Using the idea of ‘place-myth’, the article examines the ways in which the series’ use of location filming sets up a structuring paradigm between tradition and modernity within the city of Glasgow, and between gritty urban Glasgow Clydesideism and the rural Kailyard of the Scottish countryside.

Original language	English
Journal	Visual culture in Britain
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14714787.2017.1396914
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2017

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Visual Culture in Britain on 20/11/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14714787.2017.1396914

Keywords

STV
Glasgow
Scotland
television drama
kailyard
Clydeside
Charles Endell Esq

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‘Def-i-nitely back’: subversion of Kailyard and Clydeside in Charles Endell Esquire

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