POETIC LENS PRODUCTIONS• Funded by corporate projects• Partnership• Birmingham based

THE POETIC LENS TEAM:

My favourite children’s TV programme was (and is) Blue Peter!

I wanted to own a Sweet Shop when I

grew up!

My favourite children’s TV programmes

were Art Attack and Funhouse!

My favourite lesson at school

was PE. My least was

Geography!

I wanted to own a Sweet Shop

when I grew up

My favourite lesson at school was PE. My least was Geography.

CarlHusnaa

Tommy Shayo MattMy favourite

lesson at School was Drama. My

least was Maths!

My favourite children’s TV

programme was Hey Arnold!

I wanted to be a Mad Scientist

when I grew up!

My least favourite subject at School was PE

(…I did everything

humanly possible to get out of it!)

WHAT IS INSPECTOR U? • Weekly Children’s Interactive WHODUNNIT• Crime Drama with comic characters

‘The Story of Tracy Beaker’ is successful in combining serious issues/ comedy“Laugh yourself smart”

• Fictional town plighted by low-level crime• BBC Red Button resolution/ reveal

Rav Wilding explains the clues which were presented

• Bonus clues and games online• Aimed at 8-12 years

The upper-end of the CBBC reach

• 13 x 30 minute episodes

PARTICIPATE, LEARN, LAUGH

WHAT IS INSPECTOR U? • Original format• Rav Wilding

Familiar to audience (Cop School). Presents to adult audiences.

• Ted RobbinsFamiliar to audience (The Slammer). Comedy actor. Possible returning character.

• Cameo appearances ‘CBBC Family’. Blue Peter? Hacker and Dodge?

• Empowerment‘I Want My Own Room’ and ‘Project Parent’ empower contributing child.

• Makes children aware of crimeRav will advise children regarding personal safety.Rav’s inclusion distances audiences from the crimes presented.

• Responds to trends• ‘Playground currency’

WHY NOW?• “The Future of Children’s Television” OFCOM

“Parents and children see television as fulfilling… Providing education, entertainment and relaxation. Children and parents like and want high quality television.”

• Current Trends/ Pegs:

AUDIENCE OUTCOMES

• Developing the ability to effectively communicate• Being able to be creative• How to learn socials skills whether in a group or on line• Developing spirituality in terms knowing what is wrong and right. (This would regard to crime or an investigation which is not morally right)• Developing confidence in solving problems that arise

• “Live n Deadly” “Friday Download” “Horrible Histories”

• Comic element - “Laugh yourself smart

THE EVIDENCE…“..it sounds really cool…I

hope it’s difficult to spot the crimes so that I can get

better at crime-spotting...” JACK 12

“…Hacker could be like a ‘superdog’ that helps save

the day!” AMELIA 9