Britishness and the avengers

How was media language used to show britishness?

When mrs peele and mr Steele arrive to the mystery town we are immediatly opened to a low angle shot of a traditional British  building which has stone work and old cottage windows, this shows that mrs peele and mr Steele are in the countryside where things were very un-modern, this scene juxtaposes to the opening scene of the programme where we can see that mrs peele lives in an apartment which overlooks skyscrapers.
Another way britishness is seen in the scene is when we get a medium close up of the pubs name which includes a very non traditional portrait of some sort of creature as the pub is called 'the inebriated gremlin' which is different to very traditional pub signs as there are usually some sort of powerful figure on them for example a past royal reign or a powerful animal to promote British value and power as a country. When we begin to see the name of the pub we get a low angle shot of it where 'gremlin' almost looks like a play on words to 'Cremlin' which is what British people used to call the Russia due to them being communist society instead of a conservative society. Again the low angle almost mocks that due to the obscure portrait, which we can link to the Russians. As we enter the pub we are taken through a panoramic shot thats going into a close up of a male and female sitting at a bar and drinking underneath german planes, this shows again how British people still can't let the thought of war go and still have to be surrounded by things that can empower them as Britain had won. The decor around the bar is again very old and wooden with old bottles on walls and pictures of the military. One way the avengers have broke the British stereotype is that a male and female were both seen at the bar because traditionally only elderly men were seen there especially in the countryside as they are a lot more set in there olden ways compared to the industrial revolutionary environment in London where everything is moving forwards.

The sounds as we enter the mystery town is non-diegetic thats very creepy which is not very British, as we get to the shot of the sign on the pub the wind is making the sign squeeke which can show some type of britishness as we get heavy winds. It also makes  the setting very spooky but leads to conversation to occur when mrs peele and mr Steele arrive as the opening sentence that is said is diegetic dialogue from mr Steele 'Very chilly'. This shows britishness as British people always moan or have to make a comment about the weather especially when you walk in somewhere and don't feel comfortable. Another way diegetic sound has been used to show britishness is where after mr Steele has commented about the weather he then begins to greet the locals of the pub politely by saying 'Good evening' which is a very gentlemanly thing to do especially because he is wearing a waistcoat and a bowler hat which also portrays his status compared to the people in the pub who are mainly middle class. Everyone we see in the pub are all wearing traditional 60s outfits which break the stereotype of britishness as the landlord has a very long and bog moustache, and is wearing a cardigan and a neck chief and the women are seen wearing make-up with there hair done up nice.
Another way Britishness is shown is when they are all near a table where a fighter plane is hanging down, this again brings up war and we hear diegetic sounds of the landlord saying 'Those were the days' which is the idea of still glorifying war as we know now that war was a horrible thing to happen and a lot of lives were lost but they are seen talking about it as if it was glory.

Throughout the clip they use continuity editing which is very relaxed and fits with British calm values as we are seen to be very laid-bac. It also has a continuous sound bridge which is creepy which juxtaposes with traditional British music during that time as it was very pop and up-beat.