Downton Abbey - (Lady Mary Crawly) I chose this clip to demonstrate the representation of class and status in TV drama as all the members of the upper class in this clip are presented as being well educated, speaking using formal language and dressing in expensive clothing.
Mad Men - Some characters (Roger sterling, Don Draper) in Men reperesent the upper class as they are very wealthy and have well paying jobs.
Desperate Housewives - Susan Mayer/Delfino is presented as a middle class character. For some of the series she is a single parent with only one income but still owns a house in the suburbs which suggests that she is in the middle.
Pretty Little Liars - Aria Montgomery and her family are presented as middle class. She goes to a state school but they appear to have some money as they live in a nice house.
Lower class
Skins - I chose this clip as Katie and Effy are both from middle - lower classes. Katie's family have just had their house repossessed. In the clip the stereotype that lower class people smoke and dress in a more grungy style.
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