Actor Accent Resources
London/Estuary English
Middle- and working-class accents throughout the Southeast of England tend to share many features. They lie on a dialect continuum known as “Estuary” English, with posh RP at one end of the spectrum and broad Cockney at the other. The following characters will employ some form of Estuary English:
- Francis
- Charlie
- Pauline
- Alan
- Rachel
- Alfie
British Received Pronunciation (“RP”)
The dominant “prestige” accent of England, this is a learned, rather than a regional accent. It is a language variety associated with education and access.
- Stanley
- Harry (“tries for posh Brighton”)
- Gareth
Jamaican
- Lloyd
Yorkshire
- Dolly
Irish
- “Paddy”