In the opening sequence we see the Gallagher family and their neighbours on a normal day. The stereotypes for sexuality and regional identity all feature in the clip.
All of the Gallagher family and their neighbours appear to be from the north of England. We can tell this from the stereotypical things done to show this, for example: they all talk with the same strong accent, they all live on a council estate which implies they are poor and unemployed and they all seen to be quite rough. They behave in a very laddish way, even the female characters, of talking about sex, insulting people and being irresponsible. An example of this laddish, rough behaviour in the clip is when Fiona and Veronica are thrown out of the club with Steve and Veronica says to the bouncer "you fat twat". This is very un-lady like and you wouldn't expect a young lady to say that. Another stereotype of the northern characters is when Frank is brought home and is paralytic from how much he has had to drink.
The more southern sounding character is Steve, his accent contrasts with the others. He has stereotypical southern qualities such as having a good job and therefore being able to afford a nice car, also he wears smarter clothes than all the other characters seen, which not only indicates that he takes pride in his appearance and wants to impress but that he has more money too. However when Steve defends the girls' honours he acts very irresponsibly by punching a bouncer in the face and then exposes himself to the bouncer, which is more of a common northerner thing to do.
The sexuality of the characters, especially the straight ones, is also very stereotypical. For example Karen and Fiona both come across as being stereotypical slutty girls who give out sex as payment, in Karen's case or sleep with someone they have only just met. All the characters seem to be quite obsessed with sex. Lip for example accepts it as a payment and then he brags about it to his brother, which shows he considers it to be almost a contest.
The gay character Ian, however, does not conform to stereotypical views. There are no signs like his looks, voice or personality that shown him to be gay as he is very ashamed of his sexuality and hides it, especially from his brothers. This fear shows that he knows his brothers homophobic towards him as stereotypically straight men are. Ian only has one quality a stereotypical gay person would, that he likes Kylie who is a gay icon.
Throughout the clip the theme tune continuously appears. This music is very repetitive, which helps to indicate that this is just an average day on the estate. However is does play when a pinnacle moment is happening, to focus the audience on the event. Another piece of music that appears is when Steve and Fiona kiss there is a piano tune which would be linked to love, this shows that this moment is the beginning of their love.
Throughout the clip the theme tune continuously appears. This music is very repetitive, which helps to indicate that this is just an average day on the estate. However is does play when a pinnacle moment is happening, to focus the audience on the event. Another piece of music that appears is when Steve and Fiona kiss there is a piano tune which would be linked to love, this shows that this moment is the beginning of their love.
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