CUFFS

In this question, you will be rewarded for drawing together elements from your full course of study, including different areas of the theoretical framework and media contexts.

How far does Cuffs adapt genre conventions to fit its family audience at 8pm on BBC1?

In your answer you must:

• analyse the extract's use of genre conventions
• make judgements and draw conclusions about how far the extract adapts the conventions of police drama to fit its scheduling and audience.