BBC3's one off drama 'My Murder' is based on a true story and represents teenagers, particularly those who are a part of gang culture. They are approximately between the ages of 14-19 and most of them are male. There is a stereotypical spin on the programme because a lot of what we see is expected; it's set in South London at an estate and largely filmed on the streets. I think the working, lower and middle class are represented in the show and from watching it's easy to tell that only a minority of ethnic backgrounds are included.
Not everyone is represented in the same way - we get the impression that females aren't heavily involved in gangs compared to males. There's a part in the programme where Shaki says to Samantha that she needs a man to protect her which shows a sort of sexism. I'm surprised that she ends up being a major part of his murder because i felt sorry for her at first. We get the feeling of insecurity and danger in many forms in this drama and the iconography is the reason for this. Things like barbed wire, weed, knifes and costume hint at the criminal theme. Some of the representations are true to life because many of these situations actually happen. Knife crime is a fatal situation the whole nation is aware of and the drama justifies itself as we get to see the victims point of view for once.
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