2. Regional Identity refers to the certain
location/area someone is from.
It could refer to a general area such a
“north” or “south”, a country such as
“English” or “Scottish” or specific towns
such as “London” or “Manchester.”
3. The launch of ITV in 1955 and the
success of Coronation Street (1960)
brought regional identity to the forefront
of the public consciousness.
4. When the first episode was broadcast on
9th
December 1960 the script featured
colloquial expressions like ‘chuck’,
‘nowt’ and introduced audiences to
working class
8. For each of the following regions try to think of the
stereotypes and a character from a TV drama as an
example
London
Eastenders- Phill Mitchell
Stereotypical for a London male to be violent,
aggressive and masculine.
Manchester
Coronation Street- David Platt
Stereotypical for a male from Manchester to be
loud, rude, argumentative and fond of fighting.
10. Friendly
Not that intelligent
Loves to sign and dance
Works in places like farms
Lives in the countryside
11. Rich, Posh, snobby,
upper class, from central
or west
OR
Violent, poor, common,
lower class, criminalist,
from north or south
12. Love to party
Glamorous but cheap
Unintelligent
Footballers wives
13. Get into groups.
Each group will be given a different clip to
analyse from the Regional Identity playlist on
YouTube
Answer the questions on the following slide
using camerawork, editing, sound and Mise
en scene to back up all of your responses.
14. Which particular area is being represented?
From which characters can we establish this
from?
Do they conform or challenge the stereotypes?
Are people from different areas shown as having
different interests, personality etc?
Are people from particular regions represented
as being better or more powerful than others?
