Contrasts between The Avengers and Cuffs

the avengers	Cuffs
SURREL	NATURALISTIC
comical	SERIOUS
1960S	2015
UPPER CLASS	ALL SOCIAL GROUPS
NEW FEMINIST REPRESENTATION	MEN AND WOMEN EQUAL STATUS
LIGHT-HEARTED ESCAPISM	SERIOUS TOPICAL THEMES
TWO MAIN PROTAGONISTS	MULTIPLE THREATS
MYSTERIOUS SECRET AGAINT	PUBLIC POLICEMEN
FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES	LIMITED TO TODAYS RESOURCES
MOST CHARACTERS ARE MOSTLY HAPPY	ALL CHARACTERS HAVE MANY EMOTIONS
there are very few deaths	THE DEATHS ARE HEAVILY DRAMATISED

  

The avengers

The TV series "The Avengers" Took off with its first episode on the 7th of January 1961. The show stared Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson and Honor black in the weird and wonderful world of "The Avengers".The show then lasted a total 8 years on the air. It received good reviews, for an example today the Internet movie database gave the show a healthy 8.4 out of 10, TV.com gave "The Avengers" a score of 8.5 and the overall ratings on the iTunes store gave it 4.9 out of 5.The show consisted of strange futuristic technologies that were far out of reach for the current times. 

The show totalled 161 episodes that were aired between its lifespan, then a few years later in 1976, the TV show "The NEW Avengers" began. However, this series only lasted a year and consisted of 26 episodes. However, the reviews and opinions on the new show didn't live up to the expectations of its predecessor. 

Cuffs

• 7.4/10- IMDb, This went down due to the show being cancelled. 
• Every week since its release it has been going up in popularity, going up to 500 new viewers a week.
• Over 100 people star in the TV series' cast.
• It was one of the BBC's most well-received show.
• It was shut down as the BBC saw it as irrelevant and was removed for other shows.
• The show displays the lives of different ethnic and social groups. 
• Cuffs have one of the main characters sexual orientation as a gay.  
• The show is aired after nine o'clock as there are some subjects that may upset children and scare them 

TELEVISION SCHEDULING

BBC 1 Sunday 9:00 : Strike

BBC 1 Monday 9:00 : Rellik

BBC 1 Tuesday 9:00 : Doctor Foster

BBC 1 Sunday 9:00 : Strike
Does long-form narrative seem to be a popular form?  On BBC 1 on at nine O'clock long-form narratives seem to be a popular form.