(a) Suggest two ways in which regionality has been represented in the clip..
(b) Examine how audiences from different regions might respond to the clip
A)The regionality within the clip has been represented to be extremely rural. within the first scene there is two accents one posh and higher class, this something that is usually represented with a doctor. ( a hard over studied man). whereas the joiners, wight he bristolian accents are dressed for work and come across as a handy man working for a low wage. These classes contrast as both types of people come from a higher class and the others in lower class.
the countryside represents a warm and social area in which people all know each other.
The clip moves on to a women asking for a prescription without an appointment, she sees this as normal as she must have knew her previous doctor well. she asks doc martin for the same favour who doesn't come to terms with things like this. he dismisses her but then is persuaded to do so. this represents the idea that the polite people of the area are the leaders of the area and this is something new that the new doctor needs to comply with.
The people who live in this village seem to be less educated , we notice veg sellers , joiners ( who can't do there job correctly and then nursery teachers. compared to the doctor these are lower class working people who have to comply with what they have. whereas on the other hand the doctor has a lot to focus on and therefore seems extremely clever and has no time for stupidity- an example being the irritant dog.- he obviously isn't a country man , he seems rather a city man.
Audiences from different regions can either comply with this or object. people may see similarities of their life. a rural audience would find this natural and a good sense of reality , where as city like people may find it boring , and not a good pace compared to a show focusing on a city setting.
i could imagine the viewers of this show to be from rural areas such as Sheffield, devon and other places.
Consider the following points when watching the clip:
Can I identify what region the characters/people are from? How?
Are people from different regional backgrounds shown as having different interests, personalities, attitudes or behaviours? If so, how?
Is their regionality represented as being the most important thing in their life?
Are people from particular regions portrayed as being better, more powerful, than others?
Are people from particular regions portrayed as being abnormal /weaker/ more pathetic than others?
How do other characters in the clip treat the characters from different regional backgrounds?
What is the message the clip is trying to portray about regionality?
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