2. English
In Eastenders it’s the accents that that really show us
their regional identity. Their accents are very ‘east-
end’ and they use cockney rhyming slang every now
and again. The main place is ‘The Queen Victoria’
which sounds like a London pub as is has a member
of the royal family in the name and an example of
slang that they use is when they call it ‘Old Vic’. The
setting of the show is in a little village and meeting
places like the pub could represent that they are in a
London village. Here is another video showing
examples of regional identity in East enders:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4XObqq6g6Q&f
eature=channel
From looking at this video only We notice straight
away clear ‘cockney accents’ and slang like ‘sweet’
meaning ‘good’. When we see the station ‘Walford
east station’ we know that the setting is in London.
Low/middle class is shown in the market place when
they are sold a cheap camera but say that they cant
afford it. Everyone’s clothes backs this up as well.
3. Welsh
Stereotypes of Welsh in TV Drama:
• Often live in the countryside
• Attending their sheep
• Speak Gibberish (Welsh language)
• Obsessed with rugby
• Close to their family
• Like going out
Example of a TV Drama- Gavin and Stacey
4. Irish
Stereotypes of Ireland:
Gingers
Fast talking
Accent
Guinness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS1k
a1j0sV0
Mrs Browns Boys uses the stereotype of
the Irish to make the program funny as
people can relate to it. In this clip it is
clear all the way through all the
characters have a strong Irish accent,
talking quickly. The two older women also
have a pint of Guinness which uses the
stereotype as you wouldn’t expect to see
women of their age with a pint of
Guinness.
5. Scottish
Stereotypes of Scottish in TV Drama:
• Obsessed with money
• Tight when spending money
• Likes the outdoors
• Drinks a lot of alcohol
• Wears kilts
• Aggressive and violent with people
• Eats haggis
Example of a TV Drama- Waterloo Road
6. Northhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSlB8Gtu_ik&feature=PlayList&p=B5F132F34B3DA430&index=0
Shameless is set in Manchester (Up North). This is shown in their accents, which is a
strong Manchester accent which shows us their regional identity. When we see the
women we notice that she is wearing middle class clothes and when the camera
shows the drunken man outside we see that she lives in a middle class house. We
begin to question the area, she's lives in, safety as when she starts to say things like
‘no there's nobody there love, go back to bed’ or ‘you can get the baseball bat if
you want’ we wonder what there is that is threatening her. She then says yes to the
drunken man who has asked her to marry her at which we then question whether
this is normal for a drunken man to be proposing and she saying yes as would
someone really agree to marry a man in that sort of state. Words like ‘bugger’ and
‘dick’ used to describe someone at the end of the clip shows a low class as we
would never normally call someone these words, or just shows their slang which
may be normal where they are.
7. South
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vTzuZk 1OHA
The Only Way Is Essex is obviously set in Essex. They are stereotyped as very
image conscious as they always spend hours trying to look good before they
go out any where, unintelligent, love to shop and party. The dialogue/dialect
used in the show is their slang which I some people believes sounds a bit
chavvy and annoying. ‘Shut up’ and ‘Oh my God are commonly used
phrases as shown in this clip. The girls costumes are often very revealing and
fashionable so they are all obviously very self confident as they are covering
up. There are The show is focused in and around clubs showing us they like to
party at night.
