Cuffs is a drama TV series showing the lives of front-line
officers within Brighton and the surrounding area of Sussex serving within the
fictional South Sussex Police service. This series was aired on BBC one and was
first aired in October, 2015. There was violence in the show but it was handled relatively sensitively, no direct shots of, inappropriate aspects such as self-harming or nudity.
Here are some reviews for it:
‘The Characterisation felt a bit soapy’
‘felt like any other police show we’d seen’
‘some nice moments of subtle humour’
‘this series felt alive to the perils of modern policing.’
‘It also looked pretty good – lots of sweeping shots of Brighton, a bright summery vibe to it which was cleverly offset with all the day-to-day awfulness the police had to clean up.’
‘felt like any other police show we’d seen’
‘some nice moments of subtle humour’
‘this series felt alive to the perils of modern policing.’
‘It also looked pretty good – lots of sweeping shots of Brighton, a bright summery vibe to it which was cleverly offset with all the day-to-day awfulness the police had to clean up.’
You have researched Cuffs well, Callum.
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What is the function of an opening sequence for a TV programme?
How did this opening sequence appeal to its audience?
What aspects of the title sequence tell a story about Brighton's diversity?
In the programme, how did spread of different characters engage the different strands of the mainstream audience?
Cuffs is before the watershed. How is this reflected in the handling of themes?