4. (b) Discuss in detail how one programme (Bad Education) offers audience pleasures.

"Bad Education" is a British comedy sitcom shown on the BBC. The programme is always set in the same location and all of the characters are the same in each episode, this allows the audience to build a relationship and sense of familiarity with the characters and the programme. Each character, especially the main students in the programme, is an exaggerated stereotype. For example, Mitchell and Rem Dogg are the "bully" characters, Jing is "The Smart One" and Joe is "The Dumb One". I know that Joe is "The Dumb One" because he is gullible, naive and friendly, he is also the one who helps out Mr Wickers when he get's into trouble. For example, in the second episode when Mr Wickers lies about his knowledge of a disease that his love interest (Ms Gulliver) is talking about, Joe goes along with the lie that his mum has the disease and even hides in a cupboard to help his teacher. Mitchell and Rem Dogg are the classic bullies of the class, however in Bad Education it is Mr Wickers that is bullied by them , rather than other students.

Transgressive pleasures are used very often in Bad Education.