It truly is the traditionalist motif of Bait which dreamily returns us to a simpler quiet world, one without modern technology or large scale screaming drama with big explosions. This place of a different era is Cornwall.
In our small Cornish village, Martin (Edward Rowe) is trying to get by as a fisherman. However, he can’t afford a boat, so can only catch what comes in with the tide. He is saving some money in his tin, but not much. He and his brother recently sold their parents’ home to Sandra and Tim Leigh (Mary Woodvine and Simon Sheperd). The Leighs have bought up the whole street for tourism and Martin feels he and his lifestyle are being pushed aside. This sentiment grows as his van is clamped and his brother uses his boat for cruise tours of the harbour. The traditionalist feels a great sense of shame for his town and clashes with the Leighs.
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