{"product_id":"9781909183810","title":"Next Train's Gone!: Will Hay: An Alternative View of British National Identity","description":"In the 1930s, British film producers and critics championed the idea of ‘quality’ pictures - thoughtful, intelligent films that would project a particular and positive view of Britain. The result was to drive a wedge between ‘national’ cinema (which reflected middle-class values) and ‘popular’ cinema (which reflected the working-class values of the majority of cinema audiences). ‘Popular’ became a term of abuse, particularly directed at comedies, whose roots often lay in music-hall. A very different image of Britain emerges from these comedies, as this insightful analysis of two Will Hay films - Oh Mr Porter (1937) and Ask a Policeman (1939) reveals.","brand":"Andrews UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151373123824,"sku":"9781909183810","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909183810_p0.jpg?v=1763624194","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909183810","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}