Regional identity

Regional identity is the notion that part of a person's identity is rooted not only in the country but the part of the region they live in

UK identities
Essex
Scouse/Liverpool
Brum/Birmingham


setting 
accents 
dialogue 
props 
make up
class of characters
costumes 


TV DRAMAS WITH REGIONAL IDENTITY
Waterloo road (Liverpool)
Top Boy (London)
Young ones (Bristol)
Shameless (Manchester)

1st extract (Shameless Liverpool)
Alcoholism
Accent
Low income housing
Foul language

Essex
unintelligent
frequent use of the word 'babes'
limited vocabulary
difficulty pronouncing large words
superficial
narcissistic
Well off

Made in chelsea
Holiday lifestyle
Formal dress
Promiscuity











Extract 3 The office (somerset)
Yorkshire/Devon
Serious
Awkward mannerisms
Slow

South England
Ironically with the south of England being the Capital, the region with the most positive  image is the south of England , being credited for being the region of culture, modernism, fashion