I have decided to research teenagers on TV drams as my topic area of study. I have decided to do this becasue it really interests and concerns me how young people of my age today are portrayed so negitavly although in many cases they deservere to be. I believe we are greatly influenced by what is aloud to be viewed on television and see this as the origins for teenage behaviour. I am going to analyse the tv drama shameless, secret diray of a call girl and skins which all show explicit scenes of sex, drugs and alcahol abuse in the younger generation and are powerful in their messages and in no doubt rub off on people in todays society.

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shameless

Shameless is the blisteringly funny, offbeat drama which follows the rollercoaster lives and loves of a rather dysfunctional family (or two) from Manchester. The Shameless – Series 1 DVD invites you to meet the Gallaghers: mum went AWOL years ago and dad Frank stayed at home with the six children, only to hit the bottle… and sometimes the kids too. The real head of the family is big sister Fiona (20), who looks after Carl (11), Debbie (9) and baby Liam (3). She is occasionally helped--but more often hindered--by the reluctant virgin Lip (16) and the actively gay, but very private, Ian (15). Featuring all seven episodes from the first series, the Shameless – Series 1 DVD reveals the hectic world of sexual adventures, triumphs, love, scams and crime on the Chatsworth Housing Estate.

Skins

Channel 4's critically-acclaimed drama follows the angst-ridden lives of its teenage characters, as they grapple with issues of race, religion, sexuality, drugs, and eating disorders.

Secret diary of a call girl

Secret Diary Of A Call Girl is, of course, based on the huge best-selling book of the same name, and it follows a woman with a dual life. Her profession? A London prostitute. To anyone who asks? She’s a secretary. And while much of Secret Diary Of A Call Girl is given over to Piper’s explicit professional duties, there’s also the core of a drama as she struggles to deal with the conflicting sides.

Do TV dramas encourage teenagers to explore with drugs, sex and alcahol due to there portrayal on television?