Stereotypical representation of characters in British TV dramas-Nathen from Misfits

Select one character from British TV drama and explain why they are a stereotypical representation of your area of study.


I have chosen to study Nathan from the channel 4 drama series of Misfits and to show how he is a stereotype of his age. Immediately we can see how the producers of this drama have chosen to represent the teenage characters in a stereotypical way as they all have been causing trouble and consequently have to be taking part in community service. This portrays them as being the usual ASBO teen causing trouble. As the very beginning of this series begins, we can see Nathan smoking again, another stereotype of teenagers.  Throughout the episodes of Misfits we can see Nathan is a joker and likes to almost bully others. He never really takes anything seriously either. He is described to have an answer for everything, sarcastic wite and fondness for pushing things too far and irritating.