1. CHARACTER PROFILE – VIIN LYEE
CHARACTER PROFILE – VIIN LYEE 10B.TRANT
Background
Viin Lyee is of Vietnamese decent from his mother, though his
father was English.Viin Lyee moved to England after he graduated
from Saigon University in 1994, leavingwith degrees in farming,
agricultureand diplomacy.He moved to Poole in order to work on
a small patch of land,where he grew commodities for the CHC
gang, as well as trading at Wimborne Marketplaceon alternate
Sundays.
After several months of farmingfor the CHC, the ‘Seven Year War’
broke out between 2keys and the CHC. Viin was in the mists of it,
becoming a prime target, as he transported goods in and out of
verity and beamish park.
A week after the war started, Viin’s farmlocated in Verity Park
was torched by handmade petrol bombs, fused with monster and
ciggy butts. Policewere called to the scene but failed to make
arrests.Viin escaped with only his hatand a handful of cash,after
various attempts to reclaimhis land hegave up and tried new
places for cultivation and opportunity.
In 2012, Viin applied for a caretaker job roleat the evolvingschool
in the area, Magna Academy. He agreed to work nights,and was
given a small patch of land,where he grew coffee, sugar and
grapes for the summer. Operating independently, he maintained
strong ties with ex-CHC members likeFrank Cmonth’n and Jake
Stanley. By continuingto trade with the CHC, Viin put his lifein
grave danger when appearingin ‘On Gangs’ with 2Keys still
lookingfor him.
Personality
Viin Lyee is a smartand cunning
character,loyal to those who pay
him respect and is highly
honourable.With a superior
knowledge of cultivation,comes his
ability to pick out the best
opportunities for himself and
friends.In the past,he has been able
to help out British Farmers with
wheat parasites,as well as problems
with pigbreeding.
Age:27
Occupation:Care taker/Farmer
Home:Nhà Phố,Cranbourne.
Origins:Vietnam
Spouse:Unknown
Children:None
Nationality:British
Family:
Gary – Trader,Brother
Susan– Trader,Sister
Actor: Tom Burden/GuySoutham
Role
Viin Lyee will play theconvincingpartof
the mysterious helper, someone whose
background is briefly detailed by with
implications of a much deeper history.
Throughout the programme, Viin will be
showingBen and J his lifestylealongwith
what he did duringthe ‘Seven Year War’.
He will also givehis opinion on gangcrime,
explaining howthe gangs operate in the
local area.
The castwill followViin to his home town
Nhà Phố, located in the wilderness of east
Dorset’s Cranbourne. There, we will tour
the villagethatViin now calls home.
He will beunderlingactual issuesin the
local community,along with fictional
concerns of his aboutthe 2Keys re-
emergence and the scrutiny facingthe
drug industry.
Representation
Viin Lyee will bea character who conforms to the well-established
yet mis-representational stereotypes of Vietnamese people. He
knows how to farm and is extremely friendly with Ben and J. There
are however negative stereotypes, such as his relationsto gang
cultureand participation in illegal activities.Despitethe genre, we
knew that itwould be very risky to use such stereotypes about such
cultures,however we ensured that as a character,Viin was a
respected, important and gentle character who, despite his flaws,
ultimately offers a positiverepresentation of his culture.
