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==Film location== [[Image:Port Isaac 3.jpg|thumb|right|View of [[Doc Martin]]'s fictional home, real name [[Fern Cottage]], shown in the centre of the picture]] Locations in and around the village have been used for a number of films and television series, including: * ''[[Poldark (1975 TV series)|Poldark]]'' (1975–77), a [[BBC]] television series, used locations in the area. * ''Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man'' (1978), BBC supernatural play. * ''[[The Nightmare Man (TV series)|The Nightmare Man]]'' (1981), BBC drama serial, filmed in and around the village – which doubled for a Scottish island. * ''[[Oscar and Lucinda (film)|Oscar and Lucinda]]'' (1997), film. * ''[[Saving Grace (2000 film)|Saving Grace]]'' (2000), a comedy film, was filmed in and around the village. * ''[[DIY SOS]]'' (2001), featured the village hall being decorated. * ''[[Doc Martin]]'' (2004–2022), [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series, ten series filmed in the port (using the fictional name of "Portwenn"; also used in the Sky Pictures movies ''[[Doc Martin]]'' and ''[[Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie]]'' under its true name "Port Isaac"). * ''[[The Shell Seekers (2006 film)|The Shell Seekers]]'' (2006), a television production with [[Vanessa Redgrave]], where the village was used as the backdrop and many scenes were shot in the main street. * ''[[Fisherman's Friends (film)|Fisherman’s Friends]]'' (2019), a film about the shanty-singing band of the same name and its sequel ''[[Fisherman's Friends: One and All]]'' (2022).
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