Media studies – TV
Repetition and difference


Media Language Page 10-11
EDUQUAS


Michael Massey calls it a “dislocation” drama – intertextually linked to e.g. Hitchcock, sci-fi
Novelty of viewing “old” world and representations through “new” eyes
Love story
Intertextuality: references to “The Wizard of Oz” – the other world
Surreal/unreal elements set against hyper-real construction of 70s world
Police procedural with a twist Sci-fi/fantasy elements – “Back in time”
Nostalgia of 1970s setting
Psychological thriller