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new peaky series

Stokkie said:
I was interviewed for a role copywriting and recording adverts on a local radio station and was told firmly that listeners didn't respond to local accents. Years ago, but I'm afraid many are still prejudiced about Birmingham and Black Country accents.
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not really a true interpretation then is it stokkie...i went off the programme after the 1st one and half series..

lyn
 
Astoness said:
not really a true interpretation then is it stokkie...i went off the programme after the 1st one and half series..

lyn
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I suspect that Steven Knight was inspired more by 'The Godfather' rather than social history. I wish him success in making film and TV in Birmingham, but associating the city with violent gangs is unfortunate. I stopped watching at a similar place when it shifted to fantasy.
Derek
 
Stokkie said:
I was interviewed for a role copywriting and recording adverts on a local radio station and was told firmly that listeners didn't respond to local accents. Years ago, but I'm afraid many are still prejudiced about Birmingham and Black Country accents.
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I respectively have to disagree, I believe that the West Midlands accent has become socially acceptable (it's about time) and much of it has to do with the success of Peaky Blinders and a large nod to Black Sabbath, ELO, Moody Blues etc. A good indication of the trend is on Youtube, where some very popular music critics are sporting West Midlands accents. On a personal note...I suffered the Brummie accent prejudice as I tried to enter the workforce in the 50's so I am more than thrilled to see the progress.
Dave A
 
adap2it said:
I respectively have to disagree, I believe that the West Midlands accent has become socially acceptable (it's about time) and much of it has to do with the success of Peaky Blinders and a large nod to Black Sabbath, ELO, Moody Blues etc. A good indication of the trend is on Youtube, where some very popular music critics are sporting West Midlands accents. On a personal note...I suffered the Brummie accent prejudice as I tried to enter the workforce in the 50's so I am more than thrilled to see the progress.
Dave A
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That's good and I'm happy to hear it. Surveys of British perceptions of accent even among young people tell a different story https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyjdyj729ro
 
Astoness said:
this may interest peaky fans...set in the 50s this time

www.birminghammail.co.uk

Peaky Blinders writer breaks silence on new series - and Brummies will love it

Speaking exclusively to BirminghamLive, Steven Knight confirmed the new BBC and Netflix new series - and it will be shot in Birmingham
www.birminghammail.co.uk www.birminghammail.co.uk
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Sorry to be such a killjoy, but do we need more violent tv programmes? It seems there`s not enough violence in the world for some people that they can`t get enough from the news. Flame me if you want.
 
I have stuck with Peaky Blinders from the start and enjoy the show. It is fiction that is based loosely on some facts and needs to be viewed as such. I do not think it has done the city any harm, rather it has got people talking about the city, who would otherwise have continued to ignore it.

I hope that the new series does continue to feature our local accent, as we all know it hasn't disappeared yet and hadn't in the 1950s either. There is more than enough negativity about the city in the actual news, hopefully the new series might have people from outside the city talking about that, rather than the bin strike (with rats as big as cats :eek: ) and the council being declared bankrupt.
 
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