Waterloo road first came on TV in 2006; it is set in a real school in Rochdale Lancashire. Waterloo road makes viewer think that teenage girl’s goal is to get a boyfriend and the boys to get a girlfriend. Parents that try to motivate their children to work hard in school are very annoyed by the negative pictures the media shows of teens and the secondary schools they go to. There was a 15 year old talking about having a baby and there’s also a teen homicide that killed a pedestrian but in the real world that is very unlikely and a psychotic teen waving a gun around to his peers and teachers. These sorts of events might happen but it’s the media who put a different light on it for example background music and the teen’s history. Waterloo can also make a stereotype for Grantly Budgen the English teacher and he is also the head of English, he can have the image of being an old grumpy teacher. Most teens who watch waterloo road see the show as a picture of how secondary school is meant to be like. However the TV show is shown before the watershed so it can be relevant to teens.
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