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"Cuffs had a hard job. It set out low in people's expectations as they compared it to The Bill. I'm not old enough to have watched The Bill, so I can judge Cuffs on its own.

The show itself is gripping, intense and surprisingly funny. Cuffs weaves together a whole cast of unique actors and actresses in a variety of different roles whilst showing that the police aren't always successful.

In its first season, Cuffs tackled a lot of issues that are relevant in today's society such as mental illness, homophobia, domestic abuse and so much more.

Cuffs is such a great show to watch, it never feels slow and it never feels rushed. Each character gets their time in the frame and there is great depth to all of them. There wasn't a single episode which didn't make me laugh and I feel it is the best BBC drama produced in a long time.

If the (only exciting in the last episode) 'Doctor Foster' is supposedly worthy of a second series, then Cuffs should have ten more series already in production. The stories tie together nicely and there aren't any dull moments in this show.

Would recommend to anyone who's bored of the usual BBC dramas that don't have the pace and guts that this one has even before the watershed.

Cuffs is great. Don't let it end so soon."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4568288/reviews

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Active- questioning asking everything

Passive- Accepting just watching

Nowadays, we question the programme whereas 1960 they were not active.

Second screening- looking on phone and seeing what people are saying

Voting on phone (x factor)- gets you involved in programme

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Surveillance-

Gives a insight of something we didn't realise before e.g Cuffs we see police officers and how much they do.

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Offer escapism

We watch things to be entertained

We get involved into the police force for example

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Netflix getting more popular because we can access our programmes whenever we want where every we want.

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Uses and Gratifications-

Assemble cast- e.g Cuffs don't offer simple hero and villain roles

Audience might identify with the values celebrated by the programme:

Public order

Professional teamwork

Comradeship

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Social interaction and integration-

People use tv as a substitute for interaction

Fragmented tv viewing- watching at different time

Many programmes lead to heavy discussions (love island)

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Not loyal so many channels we channel surf and watch other channel.

Mass audience channel= channel lots of people watching (bbc, itv)

Tv shows target audience= (cbbc= kids cbb= 3-5 itv young adults/middle age)

Specific genre= (shopping channel- teleshopping, comedy central, dave, E40)

Audience have increasing amount of control over schedule and viewing.

Cuffs time was when people were watching liner tv programmes.

81% live

12% watching record

8pm schedule- significant (pre watershed) had to make sure they were  offering diverse characters so audience could relate

2010 very diverse

1960 not diverse

Presence of gay character is comfortable and not defined as gay reflects assumption will not find this unsettling cuz what happened in world previously (gay marriage)

1960 warning of gay people (people would find disgusting)