This is England '86
Should images in your case study be censored - if so why?
No I don't think that they should. The program is meant to be realistic and as a drama it should be dramatic. If you remove the most risky scenes then the program doesn't stay true to real life which is the one of the main selling points of the program. Also, most of the key scenes are explicit and it would be hard to tell such a adult story without the scenes. The programs main audience is adults so there wouldn't be much need to censor scenes that would corrupt children as they shouldn't be watching.
If you think your case study can have a negative effect on collective groups, Could it have a positive effect?
I think that This is England has a negative effect on Britain. It gives the impression that it is quite rough even though the series is only set in one area, in the past. In some ways in can give a positive effect as the audience relates with the main characters who always try to do well but in the end all the characters seem to have done something shameful which further reiterates the generalisation that all British people are lower class and live rough.
Do you agree that your case study could influence/ change someone's behavior?
I think that it could influence younger viewers to act in the same way as them. It portrays their lives as carefree and without consequence, they drink all the time, fight all the time yet act like a big, loving family which looks like an attractive way of life to some people. Most viewers however are watching the series as a way to feel nostalgia for their own past so it would be unlikely to change their behavior and probably just remind them of their past.
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