Ethan King Media: Cuffs Case Study

Cuffs Series 1 Episode 1

PC Ryan Draper (played by Ashley Walters) is Jake's tutor constable, he is also a widower with a son and daughter. He is black.
PC Jake Vickers (played by Jacob Ifan) is the son of the Chief Superintendent and is struggling as a new recruit. He is also gay.
DS Jo Moffat (played byAmanda Abbington) is an investigator having an affair with Chief Superintendent Vickers. She is divorced and lives alone with her ageing German Shepherd.
Chief Superintendent Robert Vickers (played by Peter Sullivan) is Jake's father and his wife is suffering from cancer.
DC Carl Hawkins (played by Shaun Dooley) is from Yorkshire, has a wife and a child and wants to try for another one.
DI Felix Kane (played by Paul Ready) is a mysterious and stoic senior investigator with a troubled personal life.
PC Donna Prager (played by Eleanor Matsuura) is Lino's partner, and an authorised taser officer. She is also a lesbian, and has a wife.
PC Lino Moretti (played by Alex Carter) is an out-of-shape cop who is proud of his Italian heritage. He is also Donna's partner.

Jake Vickers is new on the force and must be inducted and trained on his first day. He is monitored by Ryan Draper, someone who is skeptical of how he got onto the force in the first place because his father is Robert Vickers, chief superintendent.
The Brighton police must deal with a racist who stabbed a young Indian boy which leads to Jake's first successful arrest.
The force must also locate a father whop kidnapped his daughter because he wanted to spend more time with her, the father is dealing with mental issues and was successfully talked out of killing himself.