what is the purpose of news?

• inform
• educate
• entertain
• profit
• influence/persuade

newspapers are not Public Service Broadcasting they are commercial publications.

British press is owned by a handful of billionaires.

'News was not a spectator sport' What does Stephens mean?

The Avengers (1965)

• Which channel produced the show?

ITV

• Who was the primary and secondary audience?

programme was aired after 9 so it was for 15+ audiences. it was mainstream spy drama, men and women both watched as there was a female character taking on a more masculine roll which was  rare. social grade B-E as posh people preferred BBC.

• when did the first episode air?

'Hot Snow' 7th January1961

• How many viewers followed the show?

• How many seasons were made?

6 seasons were aired from 1961-1969

• What date/year was the latest episode aired?

was aired in the united states on the 21st April 1969 and was aired in the uk on the 21st may 1969

• what was the budget for series 4? 

hero and villain
cops arrest villain
murders
suicide
theft
racism
terrorism
drugs
in the opening of cuffs it is a lot more up beat compared to other crime dramas. This could be because  cuffs is shown before the watershed meaning it has to be family friendly even tough during the episode a lot of things contain things that shouldn't be shown before watershed.

The sound is used to create meaning in cuffs by opening with an energetic non-diegetic song which zooms into Brighton. we then begin to here a diegetic radio in which p.c ryan draper has been called to sort people out on a beach. we begin to then here a diegetic police car siren which fits into the police drama theme. as this exciting police car goes to his destination of the beach, we hear chief rob vickers declaring his son his policing certificate and stating how proud he is of him, When rob says 'my son P.C Jake Vickers whom we are very proud of'' it is immediately juxtaposed by the nudist beach scene where ryan is trying t sort out a bunch of male people running around taking the mick out of naked people where a naked man says to P.C Ryan draper 'what is the point in you'll which the energetic non0diegetic music stops and jake gets given his certificate. This opening scene fits the police crime drama theme as everything is very fast paced and mimicked a police persons schedule of having 2 things happening at once which shows how full and jam-packed being a policeman in brighton is.

exam question

Why was the pre-watershed scheduling of 8pm significant in terms of the representations they could offer?
The scheduling of cuffs was significant because it was before watershed at 8pm. this means children and families were allowed to see a mans naked behind, suicide, homosexual and a brothel. by having this shown its almost like everything is desensitised as younger kids now are used to things like this happening and they aren't out of the blue. this is why it is shown before the watershed.

How were the following areas represented in the episode:

• Ethnicity:
• Gender:
• Sexuality:

 The episode is a good historical document of political, social, cultural climate of the 2010s.

Ethnicity is represented in cuffs throughout, this is highlighted throughout the episode as the main character P.C Ryan Draper is a coloured and is seen as the main hero in the play, this would never be seen during the 1980s and is a significant change during the 2010s. The only negativity that is shown in the episode is the racism that occurs in the shop, where a white man and his gang stab a muslim whose in the shop with a screwdriver, they begin calling him names and assaulting the man. Racism still acts today though and in the media it is highlighted against muslims due to current terrorist attacks and the country wanting to leave the EU. Cuffs highlight the ongoing acts of this and use it in the episode as an awareness to others that racism is still on going.

Gender is represented in a negative format by having two female officers speak about P.C Jake Vickers asking if they think he's fit, this portrays the writer of cuffs as being very against females even tho they are given a powerful roll as they are still seen to being helpless towards the bank robbery that occurs. We also find out that Jo Moffat, who works at the station had a current affair with Jakes dad, the chief whose wife has cancer, this again is portraying females in a negative light into society.

Sexuality is portrayed in a positive light throughout the play as one of the main characters P.C Jake Vickers is gay and is shown to be sexualised when he has a shower, this is very uncommon in older series, but due to Cuffs presenting the new 2010 ideology of life they zoom in on him washing himself and rubbing his hands through his hair. We also see him flirting with the lawyer and getting his number, this shows how very common same sex relationships are, and this is mainly because David cameron had only recently legalised same sex marriages a few years before cuffs was released.

cuffs audience appeal

• relatable for some
• interesting story line
• good range of themes 
• good pace
• good quality 

• start of netflix and sky, meaning nobody really watched the abc anymore
• doesn't have any well knows actors or stars
• never got going as a brand 
• didn't tap into social media 

main characters:
PC Ryan Draper- Ashley Walters
PC Jake Vickers- Jacob Ifan
DS Jo Moffat-Amanda Abbington
Chief Robert Vickers-Peter Sullivan
DC Carl Hawkins-Shaun Dooley
DI Felix Kane-Paul Ready DC Donna Prager-Eleanor Matsuura
PC Lino Moretti-Alex Carter

storyline:

• opening is of a coloured cop who goes to a nudist beach and gets punched 
• chiefs son is then chosen and has his first day with the coloured cop as his tutor
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Cuffs: Series 1, Episode 1

• main characters
• storylines: episodic and individual/overarching 
• setting 
• overall tone/appeal