Do you get wound up by actors doing your accent wrongly?

[Pruni]

I only ask because I was watching Ivor the Engine today and thought some of the Welsh accents sounded pretty dodge.

I am Scottish and it never fails to amaze me how many actors (and good ones at that) think they can get away with the crappy offerings that are their Scottish accents.

Really winds me up. Let's name and shame.

Mea culpa.

Doesn't Sean Connery just do Scottish for everything? I did think it was funny with him as a spaniard with a scottish accent and Cristophe Lambert as a french accent as a scot in Highlander.

Expatinscotland, if you're doing real Glasgow ned, you need to add know at the end of the sentence, as in -

'it's no ma wean, know'.

Ken is for the Central Scotland ned.

(Not meaning to offend anyone, slopes off).

Moondog- was that for Me, or Pandag who originally used the Word?

Yes Moondog, i know Sean Bean's from Sheffield, i just didn't word it correctly. What i meant was that his Sheffield accent hasn't hindered him, as he often has the same accent whichever character he is playing. In the same way that sean Connery talks with his Scottish accent, whichever role he is playing such as a Russian Submariner.

Yes,sorry saltire.
My mistake. Note to self:read the post properly next time.

PC,to any one of you! Just wondered what it means..

Sorry if I offended, didn't mean to. Just using Mummerset as a description of catch all local yokel accent - drives me nuts. Norfolk is diff from Suffolk, is diff from Somerset, Bristol etc. I rang my Dad (v. Norfolk) in disgust the other day at a play on Radio 4 set very near where I come from. Accents were abysmal, in fact I said at the time I would complain to BBC...maybe I should actually do it?

It was my fault for using the 'M' word originally....it was meant ironically (hence the ' 's round it). Wasn't aware that it was ever used as an insult to people with the accent though - it's just a bit of a lovey term for a cod rural accent.

The subtitles. That always makes me titter. I have to slag DH about that. 'See, you sad Scots need subtitles, b/c you don't speak 'proper' English.'

:o

It drives me mad to hear Spanish spoken in movies, by apparently rich or "educated characters", using accents that you, as a Spanish speaker, could only attribute to somebody who has had a very resticted access to any form of education. I guess they can get away with it because they don't expect anybody to understand what they are saying anyway.

Did anyone see Sean Bean in Clarissa (oh years ago now) - yet more breeches and a baaaad attempt at RP. But somehow I don't mind him and Sean, they don't generally even try - and, you could say, it doesn't hinder them. It's where the accent is part of the acting (eg in Shameless, which wouldn't be the same without that Moss-side twang) and the actors are just pants at it - I think it detracts from what might be a brilliant performance. Or, well, at least a half-way decent one. (Kevin Costner is obviously excluded from that statement )

BTW does anyone know anything about Edward Woodward? Have you seen The Wicker Man? He is so absolutely on the money with his accent. I once spent a couple of hours (pre-kids, naturally) trying to find out if he was Scottish but to no avail. Anyone know?

oh Kevin Costner as Robin Hood
I hd forgotten
they arrive in DOver and he says we will be in Nottingham by sunset
yes, presumably going by Intercity then

Pruni,EW is an RP sort of guy.
Ws in that naff late night made for teevee thing years ago 'The Terminator' or summat.
He is married to Michellle Dotrice,the woman who played Betty in 'Some Mothers do have 'em'
I've never seen the 'Wicker Man'. Sounds most interesting.

I understand what 'Mummersnet' means,just wondered if it is a well known term that I have never heard...thought it was something to do with SW MNers originally...

I saw The Wicker Man. That was pants, man. And I was even drunk. DH tuned out after the first half hour. 'That's me away fer this fag. This is utter p£sh.' :o

Noooooo expat! Have to disagree. It's certainly weird but truly horrifying by the end. I love it!