Historical dramas are typically set in expensive places like palaces to distinguish between the class and status of the characters. They are also set in middle-class villages and towns. These settings reinforce stereotypes by implying that one's place of residence determines whether they are rich or poor, with poor characters rarely shown to live in expensive homes unless they are servants. The extract from Larkrise to Candleford uses non-diegetic sounds like background music that increases in pace to build tension, though the characters cannot hear it.

1. PLACE AND SETTING OF HISTORICAL
DRAMAS

2. Where is historical drama set?
• Historical dramas are usually set in quite
expensive place, e.g. palaces( The Tudors),
Middle class villages and towns( Larkrise to
candleford and cranford).

3. Why is it set in those areas
• Its set in such areas in order for the viewers to
know the difference between the class/status
of the characters that are represented.

4. What does historical dramas do?
• Historical dramas reinforce stereotypes
because most of the time where people live
determined weather or not they are rich or
poor, e.g in movies poor people are not seen
to own an expensive house, palace or to live in
middle class neighbourhood unless he or she
is a servant to a rich person and this even
contrast with real life.

5. Larkrise to candleford season2, episode
1-4 analysis
In the extract larkrise to candleford season2, episode 1-4,
the sound which was used is a non-digetic sound because
the character could not hear the music in the background
except for the audience. From the beginning of the
extract there were no sound but as the tension starts to
build up the sound also started on a slow pace and then
fast pace as the tension builds up more in order to create
climax.