You may need to understand Aussie slang to understand all of this bit in The West Australian, by Rob Broadfield, who talked with Martin Clunes while he was down under spruiking his “Islands of Australia” series.
Read the story at https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/lifestyle/food/a/32884452/broadbrush-with-rob-broadfield/#page1
"Doc Martin" with Martin Clunes Fan 