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Representation regional identity

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Regional identity refers to the area or region someone is from, such as the north, south, or specific towns in a country. The launch of ITV and success of Coronation Street in the 1960s brought more attention to regional identity in Britain. The first episode of Coronation Street featured colloquial expressions that identified the working class characters as being from Manchester. Stereotypes about regions can influence how characters from those areas are portrayed, either conforming to or challenging expectations about personalities, interests and social class associated with different parts of England.

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Regional Identity
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.”
  The launch of ITV in 1955 and the success of  Coronation Street  (1960) brought regional identity to the forefront of the public consciousness.
When the first episode was broadcast on 9 th  December 1960 the script featured colloquial expressions like ‘chuck’, ‘nowt’ and introduced audiences to working class 
Eastenders –London Coronation street- Manchester Hollyoaks- Cheshire
Which particular area is being represented? From which characters can we establish this from? Do they conform or challenge the stereotypes?
Scottish Welsh English Irish London Manchester Essex Yorkshire
Violent Aggressive Kilt Stingy Alcohol
Friendly Not that intelligent Loves to sign and dance Works in places like farms Lives in the countryside
Rich, Posh, snobby, upper class, from central or west Violent, poor, common, lower class, criminalist, from north or south
Love to party Glamorous but cheap Unintelligent Footballers wives
Can you identify where the characters are from? 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?

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Representation regional identity

  • 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 9 th  December 1960 the script featured colloquial expressions like ‘chuck’, ‘nowt’ and introduced audiences to working class 
  • 5. Eastenders –London Coronation street- Manchester Hollyoaks- Cheshire
  • 6. Which particular area is being represented? From which characters can we establish this from? Do they conform or challenge the stereotypes?
  • 7. Scottish Welsh English Irish London Manchester Essex Yorkshire
  • 8. Violent Aggressive Kilt Stingy Alcohol
  • 9. Friendly Not that intelligent Loves to sign and dance Works in places like farms Lives in the countryside
  • 10. Rich, Posh, snobby, upper class, from central or west Violent, poor, common, lower class, criminalist, from north or south
  • 11. Love to party Glamorous but cheap Unintelligent Footballers wives
  • 12. Can you identify where the characters are from? 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?