Exam q5

The Avengers- explain how social contexts influence television programmes

The social contexts influences television programmes quite a lot in today's world. In the Avengers, we very quickly begin to understand that it was set quite a while ago, in the 60's, from the way the characters speak and the words they say, for example Piggy Warren says to John Steed ''ah, hello boy'' and ''didn't think so boy'', this shows that in those days people referred to men as 'boys' oppose to their name. Also, in the same scene, we are able to see how humor in shows has changed. Steed lights the mans beard on fire very naturally and calmly however now a days, something humorous is very different to that.

We are able to see that the people still care very much about war and that it is still often on their minds because the man in the pub just quickly grabbed a riffle gun, however, now in England, it is completely illegal to have a gun without a reason. Also, we see a squadron bunker which looks very run down as all the beds are rusty and the walls are practically gone! This shows that war was a while ago as everything is destroyed but no one will knock it down as it is a memory of the soldiers and air force from war.

They talk about afternoon tea in the Avengers which is very posh terminology for someone to say now. A very old line that they said would be 'sugar or tea?' which referring to what they want in their cups of tea. Another example of it being set many years ago is their outfits. Mrs Peel wearing leather from head to toe, with a few white accessories here and there while Steed also has a bowler hat on which he uses to threaten people by throwing it and hitting them with the steel part.