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Representation of the elderly: Catherine Tate show.

 

Old people are stereo-typically classed as being small, frail, wrinkled and  they seem to play a quiet role in society. Catherine Tate plays the role of a elderly women around the age of 75. She fit's the 'old' stereotype description of being wrinkled, frail and grey hair. However she's foul-mouths and has a loud aggressive cockney accent. She's always criticizing other people, the only person she seems to not have a bad thing to say about is her nephew Mathew who comes to visit her in her flat. Because we know she doesn't get along with her neighbors and she doesn't have friends we feel sorry for her. We also laugh at her insulting other people because it's so unexpected from someone of her age.