To start off with, I think that the first episode of cuffs was gripping and showed off in various ways, but still has many flaws that should be developed on.
Firstly, the character development in the first episode is fairly well done, you get introduced to most of the 8 main characters but the first episode chooses to mainly focus on two of them. This does indeed develop a decent connection between the viewer and the characters, but I feel that the character narratives should have equally been expanded upon rather than just two. The actors performances were above average, with some excellent scenes that involve anger or conflict between characters, it shows off the different traits and personalities of the different characters very well throughout these scenes, many other scenes could have been better though.
The overall plotline is set in well, with a story and plot that is not broken in any way throughout the episode, to some it may seem confusing tough as much of the start of the episode does not cast the viewer's attention correctly and therefore could miss on many important points.
I believe that this show is indeed suitable for the mainstream audience on BBC 1, it does not show much gore or vulgar language other than a few swear words throughout but sparse at that. It is most definitely on the edge of not being suitable for pre-watershed though, I believe that certain scenes could be damaging to some young audiences. It however effectively does appeal to its target that would be young adults that are interested in a crime drama, the timing for it is correct for this audience and the codes and conventions are met throughout to capture this audience.
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