This document discusses the opening credits sequences and themes of four crime drama television shows:
The Professionals (1977-1983) introduced the main characters and established the gritty, realistic tone of 1970s London.
Cagney & Lacey (1981-1988) featured the two female police officer protagonists in New York and was groundbreaking in showing women in leading roles.
The Bill (1984-2010) tried to realistically portray the routine and teamwork of police work in London through shots of police stations, cars, and arrests.
NYC 22 (2012-present) depicts New York City itself as a character and celebrates the diversity represented among the police officers as guard
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1. Crime Drama Opening Credits
Other Information –
Relationships? Style?
UK or USA?
The old guy is the leader
Two young enforcers
They are the best at what they do
professionals
Uk grey and misty
Establishes the personality of characters
The show is going to try be realistic
A male show
Name of Show
Conventions
Music
The Professionals
(1977 – 1983)
The police or the secret agent
Actors introduced
The crew writer music producer
Settings office building industrial scenes
London
Police tanning car smashing throng a window
Boxing using a weapon running
Tense fast paced fun
70s funk
Cagney And Lacey
(1981-1988)
Police women introduced
Fun not to serous
In new York
Funky music
Actor names
Crew names created by produced by
The women doing their jobs
Guns running shooting commands in police
Car precinct police station undercover detective
Women are trusting and successful
Women successful in a mans world
Good friends
Blond cop stops and shop windows
Brunet cop she is marred
A ground breaking show it shows woman in
leading rolls is was very popular
The Bill
(1984-2010)
Police car and siren arrests undercover cops
Uniform cops older cop in charge police station
Jail control room
Action shots getting out of car chasing bad
guys
Paperwork
Repetitive plodding
Police work is
Relentless same
rhythm
Trying to show a realistic portrayal of life as
a police officer action and paper work
London setting
Team work there are no stars it is not about
the individual police
NYC 22
(2012 - Present)
Charters introduced gratify billboards bus
Stops they are park of the city the guardians
new York becomes a characters not tourist
images the round side inner city there are not
classic shoots of car sirens bad guys
Hip hop where the love
For the city for the city
For your fellow man
The city is what is important
Celebrates diversity each police officer
represents the different
