Neil Faulkner wrote:
Well, they are 'British' characters, after all.
Well now, there's an interesting ingame/outgame debate. I mean, _are_ they really British (descended) characters just because of the actors' accents? Is Blake Welsh, Jarriere Scottish? If so, then we may really have to account for the differences between the Travii.
Mistral
The culture does show through, in more than just the accents. It is part of the show's appeal to me, really. Reserve, dignity, and showing respect are worthy qualties, and much maligned in modern America. My husband has guessed that he prefers British comedy to American because people like Tom and Barbara Good, Mr. Humphries, etc struggle to maintain a certain amount of dignity in often ludicrous situations, whereas on shows like 'Friends', there's no sense of restraint of any kind.