Representation of gender - Primeval

The very first thing which raised my attention concerning gender is how the brunette woman took control over what was happening leaving the man behind unable to do anything, which goes against the stereotype of modern society. We then see the other woman driving a building site digger. Once the tiger appears, we come to the realisation that it’s the man that will need to be saved by the woman and not the other way round. Moreover, when the ‘animal’ flees, 4 characters appear on the screen and it is as if the director placed them in order from the left of the screen to the right, showing the most masculine looking character on the left and the most feminine on the right. It comes without a surprise when we see that once again men and women have switched roles, this time in the way they look.