Cagney and Lacey

Here we see women being represented in a positive way. the two main protagonists, Cagney and Lacey appear to be two plain clothed cops in new york. this instantly give them power and is backed by images of them arresting men and outsmarting them. there one point where there is a long shot of them walking out of the subway and they are flashed by a man, none of them take any notice and carry on walking; this tells us that they have a very strong attitude towards their work and are not shock by men acting like fools. in the intro we also see that one of them has a husband as there is a mid shot of him leaning in the car to kiss her and give her lunch to take to work. right at the start we see in the visual codes given in the still images that they carry guns and have police badges; both connote power. in the tracking long shot of them walking we see them wearing plain colours and sensible clothes, and not giving the sex appeal by showing their bodies.