the sweeney Flashcards

1
Q

when did the sweeney air

A

1975

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2
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what time broadcsted

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9pm during the watershed

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3
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what is the show a spinoff of and what did this do

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a spinoff of armchair theatre tv drama reagan
turned into a series and pulled in 7M viewers

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4
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what is the programme about

A

2 members of the flying squad

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5
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what is the title of the show derived from

A

cockney rhyming slang flying squad - sweeney todd

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6
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who produced and commissoned the show

A

thames telivision
access to big studio teddington studios giving them good resources and facilities for production

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7
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what was the budget for each episode

A

£260,000

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8
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how was thames telivsion vertically integrated

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they could commission, produce and broadcast themselves and had own timeslot on ITV

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9
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what camera was used and why

A

16mm film created realism, grainy gritty feel and made it feel high budget
light weight allowing for dramatic location based scenes - exciting

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10
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social cultural context - corruption

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reflected the corruption in the flying squad and how the public distrusted the police and how much corruption there was

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11
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how many seasons did the sweeney run for and what 2 additional things did they have

A

4 seasons and 2 films

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12
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wht was made in 2012

A

a spin-off film

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13
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why are spin-off films beneficail

A

spin-off films can help boost profits and engage more audiences

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14
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how did the cast bring more fans

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the leads were already famous and a huge fanbase bringing a wider audience
the show has guest star celeb appearances drawing in an audience

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15
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where have repeats recently been showed

A

ITV 4 and UK TV Gold

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16
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when the sweeney released on DVD

A

2005

17
Q

how do companies use technology to make shows popular again

A

they rerelease shows on new technology to engage both new and old audiences

18
Q

what did the bbfc use as the age rating for dvd and bluray and why

A

15 due to violence and harsh language

19
Q

what sites is the sweeney availabe on and why is this beneficial

A

available on amazon prime and can reach new global modern audiences

20
Q

what is the location and what does this connote

A

urban london - realism and focusing on underbelly of society and gang activity

21
Q

how do they present london

A

unglamorised

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