CUFFS

The opening scene has the job of providing the viewer with a taste of the program, without giving too much away. To make sure an opening scene is entrancing, the producer has got to give a sense of mystery to it. In Cuffs, the characters are introduced during the opening scene with small details to their backgrounds, however their full stories aren't given and so it makes the watcher carry on with the program. If the first scene gives to much away, there would be no incentive to carry on watching. 

From the beginning, it is launched straight into action. We get a contrast between Jake (the new policeman) and his coach Ryan, as they are very different people. We also, around the end of the scene, figure out that the chief is Jake's father, which forms another interesting aspect to the show. 

During the title sequence we get a sense of Brighton's diversity, going from the nudist beach to the people attacking the people on that beach, which shows that opinions are very different. 

The spread of different characters in the show also shows the diversity. It frequently shows the different lives in Brighton and what happens in them. For example, there was a little girl who was kidnapped by her own father, there was an Indian man who got stabbed, a women who led a goose chase for the police and a man on drugs. 

Cuffs is before the watershed, which means kids would be allowed to watch it. However I believe a lot of kids would find the scenes distressing because there is a lot of blood and violent acts during the show- therefore I believe it should be after the watershed.