The missing
- The missing is a British anthology drama television series written by brothers Harry and Jack Williams. It debuted in October 2014 on BBC 1.
- ‘the missing’ relates to the theory of uses and gratifications as it made solely for the purpose of entertainment.
- the distributor is All3media
- mainstream television product in which the codes and conventions of the crime drama are recognisable but they are also challenged
- It is an example of co-operation between
the BBC, STARZ (USA) and the Belgian government’s Tax Shelter scheme - mostly in english but switches between languages throughout to appeal to both national and global viewers
Witnesses
- the series constructs a stylised representation of ‘real’ places which transmit meanings about characters, places and issues.
- Witnesses can be defined as postmodern in its self-reflexive style
- belongs to the drama and crime genres
- networks : France 2, RTBF, Channel 4, BBC Four
curan and seaton key words
horizontal integration: witnesses – different streaming/broadcasting channels all streaming the series in different countries e.g. netflix in the USA, channel 4 in the UK
commercial media:
public service broadcasting: broadcasted on the BBC 1 – the missing
vertical integration: – the missing made by bbc and broadcasted by bbc – e.g. all stages of production done by one company (BBC)
media convergance
media pluralism: a healthy amount of different media products created by different media companies e.g. so no one company creating loads of the same thing