Blue Heelers creates and image of a small, Australian, country town. It does this quite a bit in the opening credits, using music, and camera shots to full effect. The music accompanying the opening credits is fast paced country, which is often associated with 'the bush'. The selection of shots is very important too; we see country landscapes, small towns, inside the pub, and even a dog on a ute. These scenes are uniquely Australian. In show, the image is created even more. Everyone we meet seems to know at least one or two of the police officers, plus a bunch of 'locals'. The station itself is very casual, with the officers sitting around drinking cups of coffee, as oppose

d to their busy city counterparts, in shows such as Water Rats. At the end of the show, the characters all meet in the pub, mingling with the locals.

Boston Public is more subtle in its creation of the setting image than Blue Heelers. The audience is still able to pick up and accept the image, but doesn't feel patronised by the show.

The stereotype detective means less time is taken up creating the character. The audience accepts the commonly used character, and the show moves on to the storyline for that episode. However, in an effort to get the audience to accept this character, Blue Heelers resorts to rather obvious imagery, such as fingerprint ID. This straightforward approach undermines to audience's intelligence, and is not necessarily a good method, if it loses viewers.

The hard core detective is another image created in Blue Heelers. This image is a stereotype police officer, and is usually the one to solve the case. The hard core detective is ruthless, focussed, determined, intuitive, and values justice above all else. The Actor portrays all these characteristics, creating the detective i

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