cuffs Flashcards

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name of set cuffs episode

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season 1 episode 1 - luck ofthe draw

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when was cuffs scheduled

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It was scheduled to air on Wednesdays at 8pm every week, which is considered Prime Time viewing.

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viewership of cuffs

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The first episode had 5.5 million viewers but this slowly declined throughout the series (the final episode had under 3.96 million viewers).

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why were there not other seasons

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The show was cancelled after the first series so that they BBC could ‘create space for new shows’.

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who produced cuffs

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tiger aspect productions

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pre or post watershed and what effect did this have

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As it was broadcast before the Watershed, the producers had to take care over the way they portrayed crimes, criminals and the police by avoiding extreme violence and swearing.

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production value

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The show has quite high production values (consider the opening sequence and the style of editing/camerawork that is used).

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how does cuffs fit the bbcs remit to inform educate and entertain

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Using elements of humour to target a mass family audience.
Using a range of multicultural characters for diverse audiences to relate to.
Using authentic British locations (Brighton and Sussex).
Using exciting police chases and humour to entertain audiences.
Using serious police procedural plots to inform and educate audiences.

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ryan

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Jake’s partner and Tutor Constable. He is a widower and father of a son and daughter

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jake

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The son of Chief Superintendent Robert Vickers. He is gay and is struggling as a new recruit.

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ds jo

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an investigator who is having an affair with Robert. She is divorced and lives alone with her ageing German Shepherd.

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pc misha

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A Muslim police officer stationed at Brighton Central Police station.

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uses and grats - identity

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Have a wide range of characters from an ensemble cast to identify with.
May see characters such as Ryan Draper and Donna Prager as role models.
May empathise with the difficult job of the police.
May enjoy seeing gay characters as protagonists who are not defined by their sexuality.

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uses and grats - social interaction

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May feel they are part of the team.
May build a personal emotional relationship with a character almost as a substitute for real-life interaction.
May discuss the programme with family and friends.
May use social media to comment on the programme (when the BBC announced it was cancelling the show a fan campaign launched a petition online to save it).

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uses and grats - entertainment

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Can escape into a fictional police world.
Can derive vicarious pleasure from seeing characters in jeopardy.
Can feel reassured by the dedication and hard work of the police team.
May enjoy seeing the police teams personal lives and the way the policing can interfere with their personal lives.
May enjoy the humour, action and suspense.

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uses and grats - information

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the social realism offers a sense of informing the audience about police work and the criminal world.

17
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where is it set

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brighton and sussex

18
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convergence

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Convergence means that TV is available on a wide variety of platforms such as TV sets, game consoles, tablets and mobile phones.

19
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why was channel loyalty low

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Convergence means that TV is available on a wide variety of platforms such as TV sets, game consoles, tablets and mobile phones.
This means channel loyalty is very low.
Channel surfing is routine and on demand means that streaming at different times than the live broadcast is more common.

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ofcom

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Ofcom is in charge of the regulation of TV and Radio broadcasting in the UK.
They set standards that TV broadcasters have to follow.

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psb

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Public service broadcasting - bbc , itv etc

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second screening

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the idea that audiences want to tweet or join in on FB conversations online this activity almost becomes like a second screening of the programme.

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interactivity

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the way that programmes encourage audiences to participate in the show through voting or taking parting in a quiz show for example.

24
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why are psbs still popular in the age of streaming

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  • interactivity
  • second screening
25
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when is watershed

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9pm and ends at 5.30am.

26
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pre echo scheduling

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scheduling a new show right before a popular one to try and gain viewers who tuned in early

27
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stripping scheduling

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scheduling show at same time every day

28
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zoning scheduling

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scheduling similar genres one after each other to maintain an audience of fans of that genre

29
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cuffs contexts

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  • hate crimes
  • multiculturalism
  • sexuality and pride movement
  • changing attitudes to women (compared to avengers)
  • hanging attitudes to masculinity (compared to avengers)
30
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how does cuffs show changing attitudes to masculinity compared to the avengers

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  • avengers - john steed presented as strong , stoic and collected - typical depiction of masculinity while cuffs takes a different approach - multiple scenes of characters being overwhelmed i.e ryan with nudists and jake with the raid scene
31
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how is multiculturalism shown in cuffs

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wide ensemble cast which is very diverse : pc misha, ds jo, pc lino,donna, jake, ryan etc

32
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racist

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Keegan Benson

33
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cuffs contexts - sexuality

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Jake tells Ryan and the audience that he is gay in first 10 minutes
not remarked upon - not represented stereotypical way, not a problem
breakthrough representation, character given most screen time, heroic storyline, particularly in the first episode, places a gay character in centre stage

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contexts - ethnicity /racism

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still exists- first serious crime is unprovoked racist attack - stereotypically aggressive white thugs
white thugs intentionally stereotypical - audience feel alienated opposed to actions
strong anti-racism message.