Analysis of TV Drama Coronation Street -

Coronation Street Analysis -

Categories :

• Medium - TV
• Primary Purpose of Programme - To entertain
• Genre - Soap opera
• Tone - Comical elements, serious, informal 
• Style - Realist, conventional
• Other - British nationality
• Themes - Relationships and parenthood

Stereotypes -

• Northern dialect "brew" "taannight"
• Male  heart-throb is typical masculine builder figure who is unintelligent
• North / South divide 
• Cobblestones and back to back houses
• Teenage pregnancies
• Tense usage reflects northern dialect

Language:

• Verbal - accent and dialect
• Non-verbal - avoidance of eye contact to emphasise deceit and shame 

Overview of Narrative: 

• The episode is taken from the TV Drama 'Coronation Street' which fits into the genre of a Soap. The characters discuss multiple issues such as unemployment, single parenthood, teenage parenthood, relationship issues and family problems.