Disability in TV Dramas

The Inbetweeners - 'juggasuarusrex' used to objectify the women therefore supporting L Mulvey's theory.

the use of the word 'gay' in the wrong context may offend people.

Mise-en-scene - set in a park therefore bringing in versimilitude, natural lighting, reflects summer time. In addition the people running around in the park are binary oppositons to the girl in the wheelchairs. the carer doesn't speak English therefore the lack of communication can represent disability

Camera angles - high angled shot is used to look down on the girl in the wheelchair which could suggest her weakness

Editing - eyeline shot of them all looking at the frisbee. pan shot used to quickly show the disabled girl.


Paul Hunt identified 10 stereotypes that the media use to portray disabled people:

• The disabled person as pitiable or pathetic
• An object of curiosity or violence
• Sinister or evil
• The super cripple
• As atmosphere
• Laughable
• His/her own worst enemy
• As Burden
• As non-sexual
• Being unable to participate in daily life.

The Cast offs
camera angles - pan shot used to show the distance of how far he has to travel.
the audience is made to sympathise with him
flashbacks help the audiene to identify more with the character.
jump cuts used to show time has passed and emphasise how long it takes him.
the isolated lonley island helps to show his feelings and how society acts towards him.
the dull grainy atmosphere helps to represent the disabilty of the man.




A variety of differnt techniques are used in 'Cast offs' to portray disabilty. for example a pan shot is used to along the beach to show how far Dan has to travel in his wheelchair therefore emphasising how hard it is for him and making the audience sympathise with him. in addition to this jump cuts are frequently used to show how time has passed and reinforce how long it has taken him to get across. by doing this it shows that disabled people can be seen by some audiences as incapable or pitiable (Paul Hunt). Throughout the editing flashbacks are used to evoke emotion of his past and help the audience feel more involved as they learn he has not always been in a wheelchair. therefore the audience begin to identify more with the character.

The term 'cast offs' could suggest that because he is disabled he is being thrown to the side. therefore stereotyping people with disabilities. in addition the dull isolated island may connote how the man feels lonely and isolated from the rest of society. Cast offs could be compared to the programme shipwrecked as they contrasrt in many ways.