PRIME SUSPECT EXAM QUESTIONS

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PRIME SUSPECT EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -14 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert- Explanation

Question 1: Duo narrative

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Marlow's home life- effects the investigation has on his marriage Tennison's home life, pressure around her with having children. Pressure to prove herself with the case, takes over her home life. Does not fulfil the stereotypical role has a 'house wife' (hall) Question 2: Steve Neale: repetition + difference

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Iconography: white suits, continuous interviews with George Marlow, looking through evidence, line up Marlow called out 'Karen' Police procedural Question 3: Industry:

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1991 ITV- now available on hub Free to air (unlike bbc)

BAFTA TV award: 1992

ITV: commercial Chanel: ads+ sponsors

14 million views: word of moth advertising (shirky)

Post watershed- split between two nights

Global: Amazon prime

Question 4: How did Jane get the new role?

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Make DCI John Sheford died- identified the body (Della Mornay/ Karen Howard) wrong- Now two cases.

Question 5: Van zoonen

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Prostitutes: negative stereotype, sexualises women

Tennison has to prove capabilities to her superior- patriarchy dominates. Doubts due to her gender

Question 6: Jane Tennison

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Strong character Question 7: Hall: Sterotypes

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Female protagonist: Jane Tennison- subverts stereotypes

Female victims: stereotypical

Stereotypes of prostitution "nothing but slags"

Question 8: Hall/ Hooks

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Very little diversity- only one women of a different ethnicity

Question 9: Met police

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Urban setting Dingy Question 10: Barthes: Enigma

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Marlow admits to knowing Della Mornay- describes interaction Multiple deaths linking to Marlow

Question 11: Baudrillard

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Intertextuality- Helen Mirren went on to play the queen in another show. "Don't call me mam I'm not the bloody queen"

Question 12: Police corruption

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DCI Sheford had a connection to Della + Genie Men in office found out to be involved with prostitutes

Question 13: Strauss- Binary opposites

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Young vs old Male vs female Poor vs working class

Question 14: Todorov - Narratology

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Subverts structure- starts at Distribution (crime scene, body discovered) Recognition of distribution ( investigation begins, Jane takes over) Attempt to repair (Marlow questioned, further investigation) Restoration (truth revealed, Marlow caught out)