Pre-Production- Case Study Doc Martin

While looking into where I would like for my show to be broadcast I decided to do a case study on a Television Program that would be similar to the program that I am trying to achieve with my adaptation. I decided to look into Doc Martin, although this is not a crime drama, it is however a program that has comical elements while being serious.

By looking at how the structure of Doc Martin is (the intertwining story lines) I should be able to apply a similar idea to my script. The only difference is the length of Doc Martin without adverts is around 44 mins, the script I am creating is the length of 90 mins.


The show has a few elements that also relate to my script such as reoccurring characters, story lines that run along each other, interesting characters and similar settings.

Doc Matin brings in the target audience of between 16-34, they have been one of ITV's most popular TV shows from 2011. An  Digital Spy article shows the audience that was brought in from September this year.