Abstract
The second wave of feminism had yet to wash over the makers of ‘Anything Can Happen’, a police recruitment film made in 1973 with the co-operation of Thames Valley Police. The opening line by the film's central character is ‘Women—they drive you spare don't they?’ and paves the way to a soft focus piece aimed at recruiting teenagers into the police force. By the end the message is clear: get the job, get the house and get the ornamental girl.