Film Locations
Despite its isolation the village has had several visits from celebrities. The BBC series Poldark (1975–77) used locations in the area; the BBC drama serial The Nightmare Man (1981) was filmed in and around the village, which doubled for a Scottish island and it was a location for the film of Oscar and Lucinda (1997). The local village hall has been decorated by the team of DIY SOS, and to date, five series of ITV's Doc Martin have been filmed there although the village has a fictional name of "Portwenn." Saving Grace, a successful comedy film, was filmed in and around the village.
In October 2005, the village was again used for the backdrop to the television production of Rosamunde Pilcher's The Shell Seekers. Filming took place in the village for a week with the production's star, Vanessa Redgrave, filming many of her scenes in the main street. The filming of the third series is currently taking place. Port Isaac also was the location for the BBC one off supernatural play "tarry dan,tarry dan, scary old spooky man" broadcast in May 1978
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