Sunday 8 October 2017

TV Crime Drama Conventions


The following are things that are normally seen (conventions) in TV crime drama:

  • Car chase
  • Villains
  • Police jargon
  • Rookie cop
  • Experienced tougher cop
  • Dramatic music
  • Detectives
  • Violence/ fighting
  • Tension between characters and in scenes (both between cops and in knife fight)
  • Teamwork
  • Hierarchy - the bosses and the other ranks
  • Victim
  • Mystery - e.g.: who was the man at the end of the episode
Referring to episode 1 of Cuffs add examples to each convention.

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