CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE AVENGERS AND CUFFS

The Avengers	Cuffs
Surreal	Naturalistic
comic	serious
1960s	2015
Upper Class	All social groups
New feminine representation	Men and women equal status
Light hearted escapism	Serious topical themes
Two main protagonists	Team of police officer
Mysterious secret agent	East Sussex police force
Elegant clothes	Everyday outfits and police uniform
RP accents	Variety of accents
Sunny	Often drab weather
Violence show but not explicit or gory	No explicit violence shown
Carried on for 8 years (161 episodes)	Only 1 series (8 episodes)
Slightly wacky plots	Realistic and serious plots
Old-fashioned	Modern
Expensive and luxury cars	Everyday vehicles
John Steed, Emma Peel, Tara king, Cathy Gael.	Jake Vickers, Ryan Draper, Jo Moffat, Felix Kane, Donna Prager.
Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson, Honor Blackman.	Jacob Ifan, Ashley Walters, Amanda Abbington, Paul Ready, Eleanor Matsuura.
8.4/10 IMDB rating	7.4/10 IMDB rating
Action filled Spy thriller	Crime Drama