Unemployment rates:

1970 - Total jobless = 1,023,583

2009 - Total jobless =2.5 million

Crime rates:

1970 - 

2009 - 4.4 million

Political Situation:

1970 - Conservatives were in power.
               "The Tory Party consists of an upper class leadership seeking to implement capitalist policies with a middle class voting base reinforced by large numbers of backward workers."

2009 - Labour were in power.

Misfits, gives us the idea that crime rates are higher in modern day life. especially in rural areas, such as the location for the series. we get this impression because all of the characters are taking part in community service. The diversity between the characters gender and race implies that the group are part of a collective identity. The mix in characters from nationality, race, gender and ethnicity shows the diversity (I'm pretty smart but not as smart as usual)

Minder on the other hand gives us a negative perception on race and gender. This is because of the political climate at the time, which had a poor impression on black people. This clip represents black people in the 1970's. It shows that black people were dangerous and troublesome.

The diversity within the collective in Minder represents the clean contrast between the white hostages and the black terrorists.