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Martin Dibble is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away, played by Craig Thomson. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 January 1988, during the show's pilot episode. Martin is characterised as an idle and concoctor of schemes that are always unsuccessful. Thomson has described him numerous times as a "yobbo" or a "yob". Writers often used Martin for comic relief in between the show's more serious stories. They also created an on-screen partnership between him and Lance Smart (Peter Vroom). Together they were the show's "larrikins" with over-the-top personalities.
The character was written out of the series by executive producer Andrew Howie. He decided to focus on new characters and change the show's stories. Thomson was delighted to leave and claimed the decision was mutual. Thomson departed during the episode broadcast on 3 April 1990. Thomson enjoyed his first year in the role but grew to dislike the experience during his second. He has since stated that the show changed until he grew to dislike it. He also believed that writers had run out of stories for Martin. Thomson played the role of Martin in the 1991 stage show, Home and Away: The Musical. Thomson returned to film a guest appearance, in which Martin attends his friend Sally Fletcher's (Kate Ritchie) wedding. In 2002, he returned once again to celebrate Summer Bay's fictional "150 year anniversary". Television critics have ridiculed the character for his lack of intelligence.
Thomson's only acting role prior to joining the cast was in a television commercial for soft drinks. In 1987, Home and Away producers asked Thomson to audition for a role, after they watched him in the commercial. Thomson auditioned alongside Adam Willits, while Thomson secured the role of Martin, Willits went on to play Steven Matheson. Of his casting Thomson said they "went along to the auditions and got the parts, there's not much to tell really". Home and Away was Thomson's first television role.
When Thomson won the role of Martin he was thankful because he had not achieved high grades in his studies. After he had read his first scripts for Martin, Thomson travelled to West Australia to research the role. Martin is portrayed as a "yobbo" and Thomson believed that the area was ideal to observe "yobbos" socialising. He told a writer from Look-in that Martin was directly based on the people he had seen on his trip.
"Lance and Martin provide the comic relief in Summer Bay, and are always coming up with madcap – and usually totally disastrous – schemes. Martin may be a lifelong contender for 'Nerd of the Year', and who can blame him with a family like his."
— Clive Hopwood on Martin.
In his book Home and Away Annual, Kesta Desmond describes Martin as a "beach bum" and who a big ego because he sees himself as one of the most attractive men in Summer Bay. When Martin faces rejection from females who do appreciate his "charm", his "confidence remains undented". As Martin is also characterised as a "yob", Thomson said that members of the public assume he is going to behave like Martin. Thomson described Martin as being "completely over the top, and very different from the rest of the cast. I really like playing comedy." Thomson later said that "Martin's like every other bully, he fancies himself as a boxer and thinks he's tough. In fact, he's a coward". In 1990, Thomson said that Martin has a "heart of gold" but is let down by his brain.
In 1990, Thomson told Nick Fisher from TV Guide that "I wouldn't say my character's really dumb, but he's a bit of a yob. He tries really hard but he never succeeds in what he's doing." He added that Martin is "a bit of a wacko" which made him ideal to add comic relief in the show. Thomson concluded that he could not associate with someone like Martin because of his "wacko" characterisation. Thomson told the reporter from Look-in that he was nothing like his character. Martin does not know how to have a good time because he is a "dag"; and is forever thinking up ideas which eventually fail. Martin also has the tendency to act "quite selfish" and he is "very greedy". Thomson said that he disliked his character's greediness even though he always knew that was how Home and Away intended to portray him. Martin is not "really a bad guy" either, and Thomson said that everyone needed to treat him as "a bit of a joke" and that he would never choose to spend time with Martin.
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Martin Dibble is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away, played by Craig Thomson. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 January 1988, during the show's pilot episode. Martin is characterised as an idle and concoctor of schemes that are always unsuccessful. Thomson has described him numerous times as a "yobbo" or a "yob". Writers often used Martin for comic relief in between the show's more serious stories. They also created an on-screen partnership between him and Lance Smart (Peter Vroom). Together they were the show's "larrikins" with over-the-top personalities.
The character was written out of the series by executive producer Andrew Howie. He decided to focus on new characters and change the show's stories. Thomson was delighted to leave and claimed the decision was mutual. Thomson departed during the episode broadcast on 3 April 1990. Thomson enjoyed his first year in the role but grew to dislike the experience during his second. He has since stated that the show changed until he grew to dislike it. He also believed that writers had run out of stories for Martin. Thomson played the role of Martin in the 1991 stage show, Home and Away: The Musical. Thomson returned to film a guest appearance, in which Martin attends his friend Sally Fletcher's (Kate Ritchie) wedding. In 2002, he returned once again to celebrate Summer Bay's fictional "150 year anniversary". Television critics have ridiculed the character for his lack of intelligence.
Thomson's only acting role prior to joining the cast was in a television commercial for soft drinks. In 1987, Home and Away producers asked Thomson to audition for a role, after they watched him in the commercial. Thomson auditioned alongside Adam Willits, while Thomson secured the role of Martin, Willits went on to play Steven Matheson. Of his casting Thomson said they "went along to the auditions and got the parts, there's not much to tell really". Home and Away was Thomson's first television role.
When Thomson won the role of Martin he was thankful because he had not achieved high grades in his studies. After he had read his first scripts for Martin, Thomson travelled to West Australia to research the role. Martin is portrayed as a "yobbo" and Thomson believed that the area was ideal to observe "yobbos" socialising. He told a writer from Look-in that Martin was directly based on the people he had seen on his trip.
"Lance and Martin provide the comic relief in Summer Bay, and are always coming up with madcap – and usually totally disastrous – schemes. Martin may be a lifelong contender for 'Nerd of the Year', and who can blame him with a family like his."
— Clive Hopwood on Martin.
In his book Home and Away Annual, Kesta Desmond describes Martin as a "beach bum" and who a big ego because he sees himself as one of the most attractive men in Summer Bay. When Martin faces rejection from females who do appreciate his "charm", his "confidence remains undented". As Martin is also characterised as a "yob", Thomson said that members of the public assume he is going to behave like Martin. Thomson described Martin as being "completely over the top, and very different from the rest of the cast. I really like playing comedy." Thomson later said that "Martin's like every other bully, he fancies himself as a boxer and thinks he's tough. In fact, he's a coward". In 1990, Thomson said that Martin has a "heart of gold" but is let down by his brain.
In 1990, Thomson told Nick Fisher from TV Guide that "I wouldn't say my character's really dumb, but he's a bit of a yob. He tries really hard but he never succeeds in what he's doing." He added that Martin is "a bit of a wacko" which made him ideal to add comic relief in the show. Thomson concluded that he could not associate with someone like Martin because of his "wacko" characterisation. Thomson told the reporter from Look-in that he was nothing like his character. Martin does not know how to have a good time because he is a "dag"; and is forever thinking up ideas which eventually fail. Martin also has the tendency to act "quite selfish" and he is "very greedy". Thomson said that he disliked his character's greediness even though he always knew that was how Home and Away intended to portray him. Martin is not "really a bad guy" either, and Thomson said that everyone needed to treat him as "a bit of a joke" and that he would never choose to spend time with Martin.