Britishness and The Avengers

How was Britishness represented in Episode 1?

• The costumes the male agent wore a suit and a bowler hat, the typical stereotype of a British man, the female agent wore black skin tight jumpsuits which is a typical 60's outfit, however when she was undercover she was wearing a typical dress with a hat and held a handbag. 
• The settings were the richer, higher class parts of London and was a small seaside town and everyone knows each other. this is quite stereotypical as other countries think of London and small towns with a fish and chip shop when they think about Britain. 
• The props used by the male agents was a typical British car, he walked with an umbrella and wore a bowler hat which are both stereotypical for man to wear in the 60's and are what people think of when they think about British men. The female agent walked around with a handbag which is stereotypical for any woman to do especially in the UK. 
• Character interaction with the female agent was very polite and formal as a woman would interact back in the 60's as it was how they were expected to interact with people. Interaction with the male character was the same with any other character both male and female, he spoke with a posh tone but had a good sense of humour, he wasn't sexist towards women but had a comedic sense when talking to them. They both had very British accents. 
• Dialogue between both of the gannets was very formal, they were both sharing ideas, they were both very polite to each other, however later on in the episode the female agent took over the dialogue and was speaking to the male agent as if he was one of her students. 
• Stereotypes throughout the episode was that the male agent took charge over almost any situation, he spoke for the female agent sometimes. They both took roles that were gender orientated for them, for example the male agent did more fighting than the female agent, he was out looking for clues and talking to lots of people however the female agent wasn't doing as much as he was. The male agent can be related to Sherlock Holmes and James Bond as they both wear suits, they both talk to lots of people and ask questions, they both fight but James Bond does more action.