Regionalism- Doc Martin

In camera regionalism is represented in a few different ways. In the scene where the son is fixing the sink there is a wide shot of him, his dad and Doc Martin this is important because the son subverts the stereotype of them being thick this is because he know how to fix the sink and is more intelligent than everyone else. The tracking shot of Doc Martin taking the dog to the police station shows that he is angry this is because of the way he walks and his facial expressions. This tells us that Londoners are angry people because of the full shot of Doc Martin as we get to see his every move and this shows us he is angry. In the scene where they are fixing the sink we are given three close up shots, one of each person. This shows us what they are doing as an individual rather than the whole picture together. It shows us that Doc Martin is being lazy and just watching the dad and son fix the sink. This tells us that Londoners are lazy and rude. It shows the dad just sitting watching his son and talking to Doc Martin this conforms the stereotype that Cornish people are lazy and talk all the time. Whereas the son subverts this stereotype because he is actually doing something about the broken sink. In the next shot when Doc Martin is walking down the street he meets a woman and they start talking during this mid shot they are talking and as she is talking she looks up to him and he looks down to her this shows that Londoners are more important than the Cornish because she is looking up to him.

In mise en scene regionalism is represented in many different ways. One way that regionalism is represented is by their costumes. There is a clear difference between Londoners and the Cornish this is because they are both completely different places with a completely different atmosphere. For example, Doc Martin wears a suit this tells us that he has a high professional job and is from London as many people who work in London wear suits. Whereas the Cornish are wearing dirty old clothes this tells us that they get very active where they work and that they do a lot of lifting. It also tells us that they don't have much of a high pay job because otherwise they could afford to buy themselves new clothes to work in. A prop that is used I the stray dog. This tells us that the Cornish people don't take care of things because there is a dog running around on the loose whereas in London all dog would be kept on leads or would be with their owners. This tells us that Londoners can take care of things better than Cornish people. The group of women I pink that Doc martin sees out of the window are subverting the stereotype because they are dressed I skimpy little outfits, this would be something a Londoner would wear on a night out not something a Cornish person would wear during the day.


In  sound regionalism is represented with different quotes and different music. One quote that is used is 'no charge' This is said by the dad in the scene where they are fixing the sink. This tells us that the Cornish are really nice people because they have told Doc Martin that they will fix his sink for free. They also say 'go with the flow' this tells us that they are laid back people and don't have a schedule they just do things when they come up. However, Doc Martin is completely different he says ‘go away’ in a rude and harsh tone when the dog jumps through the window this tells us that Londoners are very rude people and don’t like being disturbed when they are doing things. This is the complete opposite to what the Cornish people are like. Doc Martin also says ‘shut up and hold this’ he says this to the people that are trying to help him this also gives a bad stereotype of Londoners because it shows that we are always rude in every situation. The non-diegetic music goes with the pace of Doc Martin walking the dog to the police station. This non diegetic sound is parallel to his mood because he is angry and is walking at a fast pace and the music has a fast beat to keep up with him.

In editing regionalism is represent in a couple of ways. One way it is presented is by the pace of everything that Doc Martin does. He is fast paced this tells us that Londoners are stressed and don’t stop moving and are always working. However the Cornish are slow and have a lot of time to complete things and have breaks in between.