G322: TV DRAMA

Map of the UK
What is regional
identity?
What are the
regions?
Stereotypes in UK

Draw yourself a map of

the UK
Stereotypes in UK
Geordie
Scouser
Essex Girl/boy
Manchester
Welsh
Irish
Scottish
Londoners
Northerns
Sotherns

UK Stereotypes
Welsh
Taffies

Essex

London

Liverpool

Welsh
Taffies

Essex

Animals and
farms
Leeks &
potatoes
Valleys
Dragon
Myths and
mystical
Welsh
Traditional
British
scenery
Traditional
lifestyle
Poor

Metrosexual
male
Dumb
Uneducated
Poor
pronunciation
Fake tan
Glamorous
Appearance
/vanity
Jewellery
Modern
Dramatic
White teeth
big lips
Partying
Footballers
wives

Scottish

London

UK Stereotypes
Bag pipes
Kilts
Haggis
Shortbread
Old men
Accent
Lochness
monster
Fishermen
Highland
games
Cold
Drinking/pubs
Mountains
Whiskey

Council estates
Busy
Football
Money
Jobs
shops
Transport (TFL)
Congestion
Borris Bikes
Olympics
Royal family
Wembley
Big ben
Celebs
London eye
Music O2
Parliament
Rich/poor
Cockney
Diverse
Drugs
Violence
Knife crime
Theft
Upper class

Liverpool
Chippy
Scouser
Riots
Industrial
Miners
Hooligans
Eagle
Obesity
Lazy
Make-up
Beatles
Unemplyment

Draw yourself a map of

the UK
Label 5-10 regional areas.
Can you add examples of
TV show characters who fit
the stereotypes of these
identities. e.g. Stacey and
Nessa Gavin and Stacey
(Welsh).
What are the stereotypes of
these regions?e.g. West
Country- Everybody is a
farmer

What is Britishness?

Understanding regional
identity

Pick 3 of the following regions and stereotype

their regional identity:
Northerners
Southerners
Essex
Scottish
Welsh
Scousers
Geordies
Yorkshire
Mancs
Brummies
Londoners

Northerners
Stereotype= Northern
Monkeys, Loud rude,
drink a lot and of a
lower status
Costume= Track suit
or cheap/casual clothes
Dialogue/dialect=
Vowel sounds overpronounced
Make up= Over the top
or minimal
Class/Status= Low

Southerners
Stereotype= Poncy
Southerners arrogant and posh
- Dialogue/dialect= Well spoken
the rain in Spain falls mainly
on the plain
-Costume= Suit and tie,
tailored clothing and dresses
-Props= Brief case
-Make up= Classy and to a
minimum
-Class/Status= Middle/Upper

Essex
Stereotype= Image conscious,
unintelligent, love to shop and
party
Stereotype coined by TOWIE (The
Only Way is Essex)
Dialogue/dialect= 'Shut up' 'Oh
my God' = common phrases
Costume: Girls= Revealing/OTT
Boys: Fashionable
Location= Clubs and boutiques
Props: G Expensive, flashy, tacky
handbags, up to date mobile
phone
Make up= Fake tan, fake
eyelashes and hair extensions
Class/Status= Lower Middle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_
vTzuZk1OHA

Scottish
Stereotype= Humourless, hate
other nations,alcoholic and violent
Dialogue/dialect= Strong accent
'och' 'wee'
Costume= Kilt, tartan, Tam o'
Shanter
Location= Highlands, cold and
vast open spaces
Props= Bagpipes, haggis, whisky
Make up= Ginger hair and freckles
Class/Status= Lower class
(farmers)
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
W6vDzf-wSbk

Welsh
Stereotype= Small ,dark
haired people who play all
rugby, sing in choirs, herd
sheep or mine coal
Dialogue/dialect= Very songlike and melodic, slow and
exaggerated pronunciation
Costume= Rugby shirts
Location= Rugby pitch,
church, pub, fields with sheep
Props= Sheep
Make up= Minimal
Class/Status= Middle/Lower

Scousers
Stereotype= Dangerous ;
Why does the river Mersey
run through Liverpool? If it
walked it would get mugged
- Dialogue/dialect= Flemmy,
difficult to understand; 'like'
prominent k's
-Costume= Tracksuits, very
casual cheap looking clothing
-Location= Pub/home
-Props= Cheap looking
jewellery
-Make up= Minimal, or OTT
-Class/Status= Low

http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=STIvNjWobzA

Yorkshire
- Dialogue/dialect= 'Ey up,
An' Ah'll tell thi that fer
nowt, dont pronounce ts
Costume= Flat caps, tweed
jackets
Location= Open fields,
country pubs, Local shops
Props= Whippets/Yorksire
terrier and Yorkshire
puddings
Make up= Minimal/pale
http://www.youtube.com
Class/Status= Low (farmers) /watch?v=jzAD2GLfaNU

Geordies
Stereotype= Loud, swear a lot,
party animals and binge
drinkers (help coined by Geordie
Shore)
Dialogue/dialect= way eye
man, difficult to understand
Costume= Revealing, tight
clothing
Location= Busy town centres,
clubs, urban areas
Make up= Over the top, fake
tan, dark hair
Class/Status= Lower middle/
middle

http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=6PVQbnvv79I

Mancs
Stereotype= Loud, rude, funny and fond
of fighting (Helped coined by Oasis)
Dialogue/dialect= Oh, aye Nowt
Costume= Manchester United
Shirt
Location= Busy town centres
Class/Status= Low/lower
middle

Brummies
Stereotype= Unintelligent
and unfriendly
Dialogue/dialect= 'Yow'
heavily pronunciation the
'ow' of 'You'
Costume= Casual/ Cheao
Location= Busy,
industrialised centres
Make up= Greasy hair
Class/Status= Low

Londoners (Northern/ more posh boroughs)

- Dialogue/dialect= Well spoken,

range of vocabulary
-Costume= Cashmere
jumpers/sweaters and suits
-Location= Skyscrapers, swanky
bars, posh homes
-Props= Briefcase
-Class/Status= Middle/upper

Londoners (Cockney/ South London)

- Dialogue/dialect= Gorblimey,
Rhyming slang apples and pairs =
stairs,dropping ts
-Costume= Flat caps
-Location= Busy streets, market
stalls
-Make up= Minimal
-Class/Status= Low

Now think about programs/films set in the following

locations, do they reinforce these stereotypes
through mise-en-scene (location, setting, actors,
props, costumes etc), camera work, sound (include
dialect that could be colloquial) and editing?

EastEnders
Shameless
TrainSpotting/Braveheart/Monarch of the Glen
Doc Martin
Emmerdale

What do you know about

Liverpool in the
1980s/1990s?

To give you an idea of the

stereotypes of Scousers
Watch this
comedy sketch
from
Harry Enfield:

http://
www.youtube.com
/watch?v=Z3NqLj
PGRds

Our 5

th

How is regional
identity
represented in
Cracker?
http://
www.youtube.com/watch
?v=mIbhExRRqds

6.12-12.40

essay clip:

Independent Task
Find a TV show which represents a
particular regional identity:
Suggestions:
Doc Martin, Gavin and Stacey, Father Ted, Doctor
Who, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Taggart, Monarch of
the Glen, etc.
Produce a 4 slide (4 technical areas) presentation
showing us how regional identity has been
represented.

 What is the bigger picture/what is the

theme?
Who are we sympathising with? Why
(link to the theme)?

Key
scene
Plumbers

C
3 levels

E
Expansion
of time

2 plumbers
Characters
London
posh doc suit

Dialogue
northern/c
ornish
dialect
barmey/bo
dmin

Londoner
post
educated
doc
Different
language
for
different
regions of
the
country

Task
Write 2 paragraphs on the Sink
scene and police/dog scene
Finish the rest of the extract for
homework (due tues) g322 regional
identity Doc Martin