"Going Bodmin" is a Cornish idiom meaning to act strangely or lose mental control, rooted in the history of the Cornwall County Lunatic Asylum established in 1815. The phrase gained international recognition as the title of the Doc Martin pilot episode, which depicts a surgeon's chaotic move to a Cornish village. Read more about the history of the phrase at Idiomation . "Doc Martin" Going Bodmin (TV Episode 2004) - Trivia - IMDb