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Consider the representation of the police in Heartbeat & In Deep - How do the openings of both crime dramas set the pace for the audience?
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... 28/03/03 Consider the Representation of the police in Heartbeat & In Deep. How Do the Openings of Both Crime Dramas Set the Pace for the Audience? From the openings of both In Deep and Heartbeat we immediately get a clear picture of what sort of content we can expect to see in the program. Heartbeat opens with a sunset image overlooking the Yorkshire dales with the logo fading into it. There is a new shot each time the introduction of a new character is shown. The character is shown doing what they are renowned for in the programme e.g. Tricia Penrose is the bar tender and she is shown cleaning a pint glass. Heartbeat is set in the 60's and is very much concerned with the uniform police, there is hardly any evidence that there is conflict between the public and the police, which reflects the mood of that period. It is set In a














