God bless national stereotypes, without them, some comedians wouldn't be able to fill the first twenty minutes of their stand-up gigs. The loveable Irish are regarded as potato munching drunks whilst the Welsh have a fixation with sheep for some reason.
It would be difficult for TV producers to get away with creating shows that mock entire nations. So they did the next best thing: Mock people from particular regions! Step right this way, Geordie Shore, Desperate Scousewives, Made In Chelsea and the originator, The Only Way Is Essex.
Inexplicably, TOWIE is three series old and still going strong. However, one of the stars of the shitgramme won’t be returning. Amy Childs is off to do her own thing ? which actually just means annoying people on another TV channel.