Which accent is this?

Question

http://www.zshare.net/audio/17409143b3de2e87/

english?

if so, can you provide examples for any people who sounds like this?

like notable ppl

oh and i saw this from another person's question but thought the answers given wasn't all that good.

thanks!

Answer 1

It sounds like RP, or received pronunciation (also commonly called BBC English).

It's late and I don't have the time to research actors who use it, sorry.  

Answer 2

It is received pronunciation.

Hermione from Harry potter sounds like this, as does Joanna Lumley from The New Avengers and Absolutely Fabulous.

Hermione:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rf7rhgkP...

Joanna Lumley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVNuh1gC6...

It is most definitley not Cockney.

Cockney - Ray Winstone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4lQlZGZJ...

Answer 3

Actress Maggie Smith sounds like this - think films like Gosford Park.

Answer 4

I think it's British

Answer 5

Cockney