ITV1 Out There viewers say 'I can't watch' as Martin Clunes is 'off putting' in new drama
Nailing any accent can be tricky but Martin Clunes is coming under particular fire from fans for his attempt at pretending to be Welsh in a new TV drama. Martin, who is best known for playing Dr Martin in Doc Martin, is starring in the new Welsh drama, Out There.
Airing on ITV1, Martin is playing a Welsh farmer, Nathan Williams, as he battles the county drug lines taking over his local countryside and the impact this has on his son. While the rest of the cast are Welsh, Martin who is from London, had to adopt a Welsh accent for the drama.
But many fans were left unimpressed with the accent and took to X to air their views. One said: "As a Welsh person, this Welsh accent is poor, Martin, you're great but the accent is really off putting. I can't watch it." For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter
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Another added: "Martin Clunes putting on a Welsh accent in out There is just a little bizarre." A third said: "First Charlotte with a dodgy Welsh accent in The Traitors, now Martin Clunes in out There. Can you all just stop?"
"Martin Clunes' Welsh accent is definitely Out There," was a further comment, while someone else said: "Problems so far with Out There, Martin Clunes' accent." The drama was entirely filmed in Wales and, speaking about filming in Wales, Martin said: "I really enjoyed filming in Wales. The locations were beautiful. I like being on a farm and being in the countryside. I was in my element."
Martin also spoke about county lines crime, which the drama explores when his character's son gets caught up in the messy and dangerous world of dealing drugs, and explained why the drama was set and filmed in Wales.
He said: "Marc Evans, the director, had this thought that where it is in Wales is kind of borderland, and so much of it is about boundaries, and borders, and encroachment, and threat, and it is all sort of tied in together. But county lines is very much a nationwide problem. The way we are telling it, those issues come up."
