Transnational Success Made in Spain

Police dramas are one of the most important genres on television, both to represent social issues and reflect ideological changes. Spanish crime peaked in 2000s boasted huge, home-grown success stories, achieving higher ratings than US imports. However, after economic crisis 2008 subsequent cuts television budgets, Spain’s TV producers had seek international opportunities. Creating a virtue out necessity, an increasing number drama were going global beginning reap rewards ventures. One such venture is Los misterios de Laura/The Mysteries Laura (2009–14), wonderfully light-hearted comedy about Inspector Laura Lebrel, divorced mother twins with chaotic personal professional life. This article examines Televisión española American NBC productions The Laura, respectively, order explore dis/continuities this transnational formula, focusing three key issues: female police officers, office politics, working mothers. Central my discussion will be significance humour workplace as meaning-making cultural practice. I use theories from Critical Management studies ascertain main sometimes subtle differences representations mother’s