The television drama Jessica directed by Anthony Buckley and produced by Peter Andrikidis, is a powerful medium for presenting the importance of sex in a relationship, gender expectations and discrimination. The protagonist, Jessica is a young woman living in the small frontier town of Narrandera, and is constantly looked down upon by others for being a tomboy. Jessica's mother, Hester, is desperate to secure a wealthy future for herself and daughter, Meg, by forcing her …showed first 75 words of 1605 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1605 total…necessary through his awful treatment. The townspeople's changing view and bad treatment of Billy is shown through the characters and camera. The idea that television drama is a powerful medium for presenting human experiences like the importance of sex in a relationship, gender expectations and discrimination, is conveyed throughout the drama series Jessica. Jessica is produced by Anthony Blakely and Peter Andrikidis, and they manipulate camera, sound effects and characters to portray the above experiences.