Cuffs

Narrative

• Opens with Ryan battling a group of people antagonising nudists at a beach.
• Parallel editing, Jake becoming a police officer by his dad.
• Jake and Ryan get paired up, Ryan is the tutor.
• Jake is immediately open, says he's gay.
• First call, help a mentally ill suicidal drug addict. Jake does bad, shouts at the man. Ryan does good.
• Leave the addict at hospital alone, first mistake made by Ryan
• Racist is let out of prison and attacks an indian man.
• Father abducts his child due to family dispute.
• Ryan lectures vJake for saying "chill."
• Ryan shouts at a kid, we learn he's a father.
• Crazy shoplifter woman, Jake handles it poorly.
• Hint at gay storyline between Jake and evil solicitor.
• Jo asks police commissioner, Jake's father, out for dinner, they've had an affair, he's cheated on dying wife.
• Newsagents gets destroyed. Thieves take off with important goods.
• Jake is incapable shows vulnerability again can't communicate effectively.
• Messes up A27 and B27, Ryan and Jake argue a lot.
• Accidentally capture the father abducting the child.
• Father gets away.
• Racist is named, they go find him. Big raid only 4 officers.
• Jake is a flop throughout but finds Ryan with the racist and punches racist.
• Moans about hurting hand after punch for hours.
• The detective located the father. Prevented him from committing suicide.
• Jake gets solicitors number working out with squad.
• Plot twist detective goes to a brothel. Girl in leather mirrors Town Of No Return.
• Suicide under pier, Ryan and Jake investigate.
• Police Commissioner speaks to Ryan, "I will never forget this" very impactful on his career ever succeeding further.

Characters

• Jake Vickers- The gay rookie.
• PC Ryan Draper- Widower husband, Jake's partner and tutor.
• Jo Moffat- An investigator. Lonely with a dog. Having an affair with the Police Commissioner.
• Robert Vickers- Police Commissioner, wife dying from cancer.
• Felix Kane- Police investigator with a troubling personal life.

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.