Doctor who - How is gender represented?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6b4NqcAWRc&feature=player_embedded

 In the clip taken from doctor who gender is represented differently and does not match the stereotypical ideas about male and females. The clip begins with a single mid-shot of an elderly man in a cage. The man has most definitely been created using GGI technology. This already suggest that men could be represented as weak and deffenceless.
An over the shoulder shot is used to show the other to people in the shot. One being an elegantly dressed, blonde female wearing a red dress. The woman is at the top of the stairs and above all the other characters, suggesting the importance and dominance of the women. Although dialogue is not present for this character. The man on the top of the stairs is also smartly dressed in a suit. Suggesting also his importance. His stance is powerful and intimidating to the female standing below him, wearing all black and unfitting clothes.

The woman (Martha) on the lower level is asked to kneel by the dominating man in the scene. The camera follows her body and pans downwards to highlight the even more extreme levels between the male and female characters. The camera then cuts quickly to display the conversation. During the cuts the camera is canted higher and lower, again showing the different levels that represent dominance.
A deep mid-shot focus on the smartly dressed man is shown, we then see the focus shift to the timing device on the wall. This highlights that time is running out and could provoke anticipation for the audience. Another over the shoulder shot is used and we see the back of the man and the timing device. The digetic sound of a clock ticking is also present at this stage of the scene, again provoking a thrill for the audience.

The camera then cuts to and from the woman on the lower level and the man. Then to the small, withered GGI enhanced man in the cage who we see from a high angled shot with the bars from the cage shadowing his face. Showing us he is defenceless and weak, which is a contrast to the normal stereotype of men. We normally generalise men with masculinity and strength.

There are some non-digetic sounds heard when the smartly dressed man uses his gadgets and weapons. These show his power and intimidation to other characters. A dissolve technique is used to show a flash back of the woman (lower levels) journey to where she is now on the spaceship. Along with a quick, sharp synchronous sound is played to define cuts between the flashbacks.

The non-digetic sound of an orcastra is heightened as the story unfolds and the scene reaches the pinnacle. Most of the dialogue during the close-ups and quick cuts is just one word, 'doctor'. Which then develop into possible ideas of the male 'doctor' being a heroic character.

Both the man in the cage and the smartly dressed, powerful man show contrasts. One being weak and defenceless and the other being in control and overpowering.Therefore the clip does not give a general representation of genders. The woman who we originally see on the lower level actually turns into a more heroic and inspirational character.