British Stereotype

1. They always drink tea 2. English people like second- hand shopping 3. English people have fair skin with freckles are red haired 4. In England they love gardening and their parks are always clean 5. They eat big breakfasts in the morning with bacon, eggs, baked beans The English are very serious and don’t use body language 7. English people love their pets more than other people 8. English dress in weird ways. E.g. socks and sandals 9. English people are very punctual. 10. fish and chips 11. bowler hats and umbrellas 12. village green cricket 13. pints of ale 14. fat Geordie lasses out on the pull 15. Local Pub

 Within the programme there is always someone drinking tea. As tea is a general house warming offering to a guest. Also within a time of crisis tea is often introduced into a conversation to settle moods and issues.  Tea is a stereotype of British people and is one that has been constantly proven within the varying soap opera programmes.  It is a social thing adopted by both men and women.

 Local pub – classical feature of the British TV programmes whether it is a soap opera or a series programme; seen in programmes such as Eastenders, Hustle. This illustrates that the British culture is centralised around the drinking scene. Have the British people adopted the drinking culture or has the drinking culture found home within the British people. - In many ways the poisoning lifestyle of British people have arguable developed within poorer communities, which have allowed these low income families to gain some sort of escapism. - Are the people living within a Emmerdale bored of their rural life or is it a means of socialising  Post office/ cafe – these two places are integrated within the same building. This shows that there is no much people hence the fact that there is no need for separate building. The Cafe also symbolises a focal part within the British culture. It is a place which denotes a the Full English Breakfast lifestyle of the British.  Factory- The factory highlights the traditional two tier system of the white collar workers and the blue collar workers.

 Emmerdale is a soap opera that highlights the stereotypical country life of the British.  They have a tight- knit community which illustrates the typical village lifestyle.  Surrounding by the greenery and extremely rural lifestyle.  Also there are many families within the village that have pets such as dogs which promote the stereotype of a British love of animals.

Old woman that knows everyone’s business” The poor family that gets blamed for everything

 Tom King begins a relationship with Charity Tate (Dingle) (2004)  Carl King starts a relationship with Chastity Dingle (2004)  Carl accidentally causes the death of Paul Marsden (2004)  Carl, Jimmy and Matthew cover up Paul's death (2004)  Matthew pressures Paul's widow, Siobhan, to leave the village (2004)  A close friend of Tom's dies of a heart attack (2004)  Sadie sets Charity up to destroy the wedding (2004)  Tom and Charitys Wedding ends in disaster (2005)  Charity sleeps with Jimmy and then leaves after revealing Sadie framed her (2005)  Jimmy nearly dies after being stabbed with a pitch fork by Daz Eden (2005)  Max accidentally hits Tom while drink driving but Tom survives (2005)  The Kings finally get Home Farm but Zoe Tate blows it up on the day they're due to move in (2005)  Max King dies in a car crash (2005)  Sadie and Matthew have an affair (2006)  The Kings show home explodes, killing 3 and nearly killing Jimmy and Sadie (2006)  In the showhome wreckage, Sadie hits Jimmy with a brick but he manages to survive (2006)  Doctors tell Matthew and Tom that there's a chance Jimmy won't walk again (2006)  Tom gets engaged to Rosemary Sinclair (2006)  Tom and Sadie are kidnapped by Cain Dingle and nearly die (2006)  Sadie leaves the village after the kidnap plot (2006) ... .. .

 Overall, I believe that the soap opera Emmerdale promotes the stereotypical views of village life in Britain. Within the hidden but oh so open lives and the central themes that provide a social aspect to life.