Full Guardian Article Here
"At the centre of the story is newcomer Katie Jarvis, playing Mia, a tricky, lairy 15-year-old in trouble with the social services for breaking a girl's nose after a contretemps in one of the windswept municipal canyons lying between tower blocks. She has inherited from her mum, played by Kierston Wareing, a stroppy insecurity and a nascent fondness for the booze. The family dog is actually called Tennent's. Mia has a feisty younger sister, Tyler – a scene-stealer of a performance from Rebecca Griffiths – who is always winding Mia up with shrill threats to "tell on her". There is no dad in the picture. Mia has just one interest in life: urban dance, and she isn't too bad, but the moves she practices are moody, introverted and subdued, rather like the dancer herself."
What judgements does the articles encourage you to make about the characters?
Mia comes across as violent, angry, and always in trouble. By the sound of this article the way Mia acts is not entirely her fault, it seems to be a reflection of her upbringing and where she lives.
Mia's Mum sounds like she is not a very good role model for Mia and her younger sister as she has past on her insecurities and this article indicates that she may be an alcoholic. Mia's mum doesn't seem to have much control over her daughter, this could be because there is no father figure involved to help out and take control over disciplinary matters.
Mia's Sister seems to be a fairly normal younger sibling, by always trying to get her older sister into trouble by threatening to 'tell on her'
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