Regional identity in Doc Martin

Firstly, from the language they are speaking I would assume that they are in an English speaking country as everyone in the clip is speaking English. I would also assume that they are probably in England as well as the characters accents sound English.

The mountainous village shows they are not anywhere near cities like London, but more in a quieter, country area.

Throughout the clip the word "Bodmin" is used, like at the start when the Plumbers are talking about it or when Doc himself is briefly talking to the police officer, which gives the viewer a clear idea of where this clip is actually located because Bodmin is a town in Cornwall.


From the clip you can deduce that Doc Martin has not been in the town long because most people in the town seem quite laid back, like the plumber that's just sitting and eating a sandwich and drinking a drink and the woman that ordered the prescription that said the previous doctor was quite laid back with how he did things (which also shows that he can't have been there long as he has only just replaced the previous doctor), where as Doc Martin is stressed and trying to get things done.