Regional Identity

Harry Saunders

Scottish• In the TV Drama, Rab C. Nesbitt, the main character featured is a

Scottish male who portrays the typical key signifiers of a Scottish man.

• He is violent, alcoholic, spends a lot of time outside and is aggressive.

• This represents him as typically Scottish and fits perfectly as a archetype. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foky9oxWwSE

Irish• I watched an extract of the TV Drama Father Ted,

which displays typical Irish behaviour for TV Drama.• They all live in the countryside and venture outside

often, they are all very religious, very friendly with each other and certain characters like Dougal are less intelligent.

• All of these are typical of Irish stereotype in TV Drama.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmkeAlut7KI

Welsh

• In Gavin and Stacey, they fit stereotypical Welsh TV Drama characters

• The welsh characters featured are uneducated and live in the countryside. This is typical of a Welsh stereotype, it shows their lifestyle clearly.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhvbEh8Dv5g

English

• In TV Drama Sherlock, the characters featured stereotype typical English characters. This can be seen when they drink tea, wear smart clothes and through their dialogue. Their accent is posh and is typically associated with and English character in TV drama.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwntNANJCOE

Dialect

• Dialect is a big giveaway for where the characters originate from. It is a way of easily recognising what area a character comes from, regionally not just which country.