THE AVENGERS                                                                                 CUFFS

Surreal	Naturalistic
Comic	Serious
1960s	2015
Upper class	All social groups
New feminist representations	Men and Women equal status
Light-hearted escapism	Serious topical themes
Two main protagonists	Team of police officers
Mysterious secret agent	East Sussex police force
Elegant clothes	Everyday outfits
RP accents	Variety of accents
Sunny	Often drab weather
8 years of episodes	1 season
Swapping actors	Only one set cast
Sci-fi	Modern realisation
Light-hearted entertainment	Serious realism
Slow-paced, builds up to dramatic scenes	Fast-paced and non-stop action
Luxurious, everything is expensive e.g cars	Often-drab, dirty e.g graffiti