Cuffs episode one.

Narrative:

• Ryan Draper appears on scene at a nudist beach to settle a dispute.
• A fight breaks out which is broken up by Ryan.
• Ryan is hit by one of the instigators.
• Ryan is paired with a new partner: Jake Vickers, the Chief Super's son.
• They arrive at the house of a man who had mental health issues.
• Jake bandages him up and helps him to the hospital.
• They leave him at the hospital alone: first mistake by Ryan.
• Racist is let out of prison and attacks Indian man.
• The mental health guy abducts his daughter due tp a family dispute.
• Ryan lectures Jake for saying Chill.
• Ryan shouts at a child, we learn that he's a father.
• Crazy shoplifter woman is handled poorly by Jake.
• Hint towards homosexual relationship between Jake and solicitor.
• Jo Moffat asks out the Chief Super to dinner, they have an affair and he cheats on his dying wife.
• Newsagents get destroyed. Thieves escape.
• Jake and Ryan enter a car chase after a store robbery.
• Jake reads the wrong road and the police block the wrong road.
• The robbers get away but a child abductor is stopped.
• Unaware of this, the officers let him go before they realise who he is.
• Racist is named, four officers, big raid.
• Ryan and Jake arrest the racist and Jake knocks him out.
• The detective is shouted at by the mother of the abducted child.
• The abductor sends a video to her explaining why he took her.
• It turns out he’s her dad and he wants to spend more time with her.
• The detective watches the video and finds a paper labelled with the hotel he’s in.
• He enters the hotel and finds the man attempting suicide.
• He saves him.
• The child is reunited with her mother and the father is arrested.
• Jake, Ryan, Donna and Carl train in a parking lot.
• While Jake takes a break, another man caches his eye who he recognises.
• The solicitor flirts and gives Jake his card: this represents the stereotype of gay people "sleeping around".

Characters:

• Ryan Draper: a black experienced police officer (represents racial diversity) who has two children.
• Jake Vickers: a homosexual "greenie" who's had no experience. He's the Chief Super's son.
• Jo Moffat: a lonely woman who works at the agency.
• Chief Super Robert Vickers: the head of the department, he cheated on his deathly sick wife with Jo Moffat.
• Detective Inspector Felix Kane: a socially awkward detective whom we learn has a habit of enjoying the red light district.
• Misha Baig: a Muslim woman who works at the force (represents Muslim culture positively).
• Mental health guy (represents mental health).

Setting:

• Story is set in Brighton.
• Known for gay culture.
• police chases around Brighton and highways.

Tone:

• Humorous tone during joke crimes such as beach scene.
• Tension increases during police chases.
• Tone gets sexual when solicitor flirts with Jake.
• Gentle tone: family scene