... to make the audience know this is an area in which main parts of action will take place. Again though, a contrast is shown as a modern tram is shown in the background above the pub. This also reaffirms the connotations of a northern area as the trams only run in a small number of northern cities. The street is also filmed on a dull, overcast day, unlike a soap such as Emmerdale, which is filmed in sunshine, over a large landscape area. This may be used to increase the image of hard times and difficulties for the residents. The music used in the titles is made using brass instruments to continue the reference to tradition. The music also connotes a melancholy feel to the setting and that there are many problems faced by the people who live there. It also continues in the same way for all of the ...

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