Coronation Street - March 2010 - How is age represented

In this episode of "Coronation Street", age is represented through various methods, for example, clothing, dialect, language and many more aspects.

• There is a young girl featured in the first few seconds of the clip, she is wearing pyjamas with bright colours and lairy patterns on them which is the type of bed clothes that you would expect to find a child in. This emphasises her youthfulness and immaturity.
• Additionally, there is an older woman featured in the same scene, her age is depcited by her old-fashioned hair style, bleak/dull clothing and her moany tone to her voice. All of these aspects reinforce her age, as she is moaning about her garden, it would seem she is very protective of it and she would be willing for an argument if anybody went against her will. This is an old-fashioned trait to admire and take pride in your garden.
• There is also a young boy in this clip, he appears to be around 17 years old - he shouts at his dad which displays his immaturity and demonstrates his juvenile ways as it is the type of actions you'd expect to see from a toddler having a tantrum.
• Additionally, there is an older man talking to "Natasha", he is wearing a tweed suit and uses R.P when he speaks, this presents him in a very formal manner telling the audience he is well-educated and gives the viewer an element of authority. His tone of voice talking to this younger woman makes him seem more superior and her seem not as educated and aware as he is. By her making a cup of tea for him displays who has the power.
• Finally, it is ironic as a younger police woman is talking to an older woman (who is being accused of a crime) and the camera angle is focused down onto the woman which reinforces the fact that she has committed a crime and done something wrong in society and displays to the audience that the police woman is more powerful and authorititive due to her high status.