Lip Service character analysis

Lip Service

Lip service was a fictional show focusing on the interwoven love lives of a group of Scottish lesbian women. It is aimed at all audiences aged 16-34. This audience is key to the topic of homosexuality because they are the two ends of the spectrum of how people feel about their sexuality. Around the age of 16, people begin to experiment with their sexuality and find out who they are and by the mid 30's people are clear on who they are and are comfortable in that. Because of this, the show is viewed extremely differently by these age groups. For example, the younger audiences may use TV shows such as lip service as a guide and a help to who they should be whereas older audiences will just use these shows as a source of entertainment or a look into the lives of homosexuals on TV.

Frankie is a very emotionally guarded character. She is seen as the 'butch lesbian' type although she still possesses feminine qualities. Her representation is skewed at times when we see her clearly showing feelings for her ex. This reverts the original perception we have of her, and changes our opinion. Using her persona, I aim to create a character that represents her feminine, emotional side as well as her 'butch' closed off personality, all in an image.
Through doing this, I will be representing a number of stereotypes in one, effectively creating an 'all-in-one' image, merging stereotypes and not keeping them separate from each other.

Tess is a character whom is represented more as a typical girl with relationship and life problems rather than being represented primarily a lesbian. Her appearance tends to subvert the usual lesbian stereotype because she has a feminine dress sense. However, she also dresses with a quirky style, therefore conforming to this stereotype. She does not have any kind of 'butch' features or characteristics which makes her easy to represent as an average emotional women with no bottled-up emption to show in an image.