1. Back then most women's representations were less important then men's. Pretty women were usually very dumb and defenseless. Emma Peel was an attractive actress but not only was she pretty she was actually smart and was able to help Steed in his investigation. Also she was good at martial combat as she was able to defend herself against the fake head mistress and the fake priest.
2. Emma Peel is clearly over sexualized for more views from the male audience, however she stood up for herself and threatened the producer to walk out if he paid her less then the cameraman. In the episode she always wears very tight clothes that define her figure, however that was the trend of the time so the producers weren't blamed as much as they would now. 3. The LGBT community wasn't excepted back then but was harshly disgraced. The legalization of gay marriage was only in 2013 and the producers were white supremacists at the time so they couldn't risk portraying gay behavior in their show, especially if it was used to represent England at the time. If there was any LGBT characters in it the rating of the show wouldn't be as high and it could even be banned in some countries (RUSSIA). 4. Through the episode we only come across white characters, we see no African American people or any other race, they dress very similarly and show no sign of other cultures in England. However again they had to be very careful because if they made cultural characters look bad they could've gotten into conflicts when selling the series to other countries. 5. Steed is clearly older then Peel seen through his appearance. He wears only suits which are considered a classic fashion piece and shows his formality but the era at the time was starting to change and fashion was becoming much more colorful and obscured. In comparison to Peel who was much younger so wore clothes of the time such as mini skirts and jumpsuits. In the scene where Steed salutes to the graves of the men who died in the war we see how he respects soldiers and his how he's from the older generation. 6.In the episode there's clearly the presence of Russian soldiers below the ground which I guess is a metaphor for "reds under the bed" since they're underground. At the time the propaganda of the Cold War was still very common and very discussed. By including it in the episode the producers represented Britain's reaction to the event and by 'defeating' them at the end showed how England isn't scared of the situation and how they are much more powerful that the soviets and the Americans. 7. To start with, John Steed and Emma Peel are featured in almost all scenes, and they share their thoughts with the audience as we follow them mainly through the episode, where as we don't know what the towns people are always doing pr thinking because there aren't many shots of them. Also music is used when Peel and Steed chase down the townspeople, like in the sewers. Also Steed's and Peel's have props which create humor to the audience, like Steed's gadgets: the hat and the full English tea set. This makes the audience like Steed and Peel more. We don't know much about the townspeople, they know more than us, they have basic outfits and are very secretive so we can't sympathize with them at all, we know as much about the townspeople as do Emma Peel and John Steed, we discover about them at the same time as they do.
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There's a clear time difference between the two with 54 years in between. The development drastic as there were more advanced technology used for filming. Perhaps the biggest difference is that The Avengers had no colour compared to cuffs, however some of the latest episodes of the Avengers did use colour. Cuffs used more advanced camera angles such as tracking shots and drone shots to create a variety of scenes. Also in comparison to Avengers Cuffs had a lot of suspenseful scenes with cross cutting angles however in The Avengers all the scenes were long at showed the entire scene without changing. Also there were more Backdrops in the Avengers instead of green screen however there was one. Also the representation of crime is very different, in Cuffs all the scenes are suspenseful and gruesome where as in The Avengers the episode is quite light and uplifting.
In the episode there are only two women, Emma Peel and the fake head mistress. They are clearly over sexualized and put into the series for the men's attention. However Emma Peel was actually smart and skillful and very helpful towards the case. She was presented as almost being perfect because even when she was being captured she looked absolutely calm and even flirtatious. However women were disrespected during that era and the actor who played Emma Peel was almost payed less than the cameraman. The directors were very sexist but at least they didn't present her as dumb eye candy. During the fencing scene she dominated him at some point however later he hit her bum with the fencing pole with a zoom in which emphasizes her purpose on the show. The style all of the males have is vey formal with only suits however both the women wear tight fitted clothes such as leather catsuits to attract the attention.
The series originally was a big hit because it had a strong British representation. At the start we see the man coming out of the ocean wearing a suit which represents British formality and he pulls out an umbrella which is also a very English prop. When Steed arrives to Peel's apartment they start fencing which is a British sport. On the train Steed pulls out a tea set, a boiling kettle of tea, a tea set and a 3 story tray of pastries, the producers clearly over emphasize the English stereotype here. As they arrive at their destination they go to a pub straight away. Even when there's a dog chase against Smallwood the dogs are a bloodhound breed which again is a purely British breed. Also throughout the whole episode the use of mine-en-scene is emphasize through their outfits to present how formal and classy British citizens were.
The episode starts with a long shot of the ocean and than a man descending from it in a plastic bag, who we later find out is the imposter. It cuts to a scene of John coming into Emma's flat and them having a playful fencing match after which they discuss their plan. Then they head of to Little Baisley to inspect the mysterious town. On the train they meet a man who's going to the same place as them, during the scene we see a very British representation because Steed pulls out a tea set. When they arrive they go to a very dodgy hotel where they meet the school headmaster and the school inspector. In their hotel room they notice that the room they stay in hasn't been inhabited for a while since there's dust everywhere and the water takes a while to work. In the morning they discover that the whole town is a ghost town and there're are absolutely no people left. Emma is encountered by the real and baffled school inspector who exposes the whole plan to Emma and then dies. Steed and Peel both realize that there's a secret UUSR training legion underground which they find but are then captures by the school inspector, the priest and the school teacher. They 'fight' them off in an intense scene with hair pulling and a hat being used as a weapon. When they beat them they close the underground door which I suppose means they trapped them inside. The last scene uses a green screen to show them riding away through the hills talking about dinner.
John Steed
He's the main character, and he represents class and age. From his first appearance we see him being presented as a noble and and arrogant gentleman of class. His age doesn't effect his physical ability as he's able to defend himself against a group of soldiers with his steel hat. Throughout the episode we encounter sexual tension between him and Emma Peel which attracts the male viewers. Steed is presented as a very British man as in the train ride he pulls out a pot of tea and a tray of crumpets. Emma Peel She's John's sidekick and she represents class and gender. She somewhat breaks the stereotype of pretty woman being useless because she helps John solve the mysteries and she's an 'Advanced Martial Artist' so she has a purpose. However she can always be seen wearing very provocative clothes for the attention of the male audience. She's clearly dominated by Steed and there seems to be a strange flirtatious relationship between them two. The TV show called the avengers, created in 1961-1969 was broadcasted on 1 of the 3 TV shows available. It was EXTREMELY SEXIST because of how woman were portrayed back then. The main character, Patrick Macnee was accompanied by female sidekicks who were as smart as they were very attractive and oftenly wore tight clothes to please the male viewers. One of the sidekicks, Dame Diana threatened the producers to walk out because she was being payed less then the cameraman which I find ridiculous and disturbing, but this shows how much the film industries have developed. In the 60s during the series' production Britain was evolving. British band 'The Beatles' was blowing up worldwide, sexual revolution also began as the pill was created, miniskirts were designed and homosexuality was condemned legal. There was also a huge expansion of the middle class in Europe so more people could now afford televisions, this was a benefit for the Avengers as they now had a larger audience. The series was also highly affected by the Cold War, the fear of Communism spreading was represented in several episodes. The TV show was sold to American Television and later aired in 120 countries breaking the stereotypes of posh, tea drinking English people.
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