Doc Martin
Series title card
Format	Comedy Drama
Created by	Dominic Minghella
Starring	Martin Clunes Ian McNeice Caroline Catz Stephanie Cole Joe Absolom Katherine Parkinson Stewart Wright Selina Cadell
Theme music composer	Colin Towns
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. Dominic Minghella is a British Television Scriptwriter. His most successful project to date has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama Martin Alexander Clunes (born 28 November 1961 is a BAFTA and SAG award-winning English actor and Comedian. Ian McNeice (born 2 October 1950) is an internationally known English Actor. Caroline Catz (born Caroline Caplan 1970 in Manchester) is an English actress. Stephanie Cole, OBE (born October 5, 1941) is an English actress, best known for playing characters a great deal older than her Joseph Absolom (born 16 December 1978 in Greenwich, London) is an English actor best known for playing Matthew Rose Katherine Parkinson is an English Actress. Biography She studied at Tiffin Girls' School (Kingston-Upon-Thames Surrey and then read The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located  of episodes	21 x 50 min, 1 x 92 min
Production
Producer(s)	Philippa Braithwaite
Running time	50 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	September 2, 2004 – present
External links
IMDb profile

Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama starring Martin Clunes. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " British television broadcasting started in 1936 and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media through which there are up to 600 channels Martin Alexander Clunes (born 28 November 1961 is a BAFTA and SAG award-winning English actor and Comedian. Created by Dominic Minghella, it is filmed on location in and around the fishing village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, with filming of most interior scenes and production carried out in a converted barn at a local farm. Dominic Minghella is a British Television Scriptwriter. His most successful project to date has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama Port Isaac (Porthusek is a fishing Village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar So far, there have been three series of the show, and a feature-length special that first aired on Christmas Day 2006. Shooting for the third series, which was seven episodes in duration, finished in July 2007, and it began on 24 September 2007 on ITV. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent A fourth series has been commissioned^[1] but no dates for filming or broadcast are known publicly at present.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Background 2.1 Commissioning 3 Episodes 3.1 Series 1 (2004) 3.2 Series 2 (2005) 3.3 Feature-length special (2006) 3.4 Series 3 (2007) 4 Regular cast 5 Guest stars 6 International broadcasters 7 DVD Releases 8 Awards 9 References 10 External links

Synopsis

Clunes plays (fictional) Portwenn's local GP, Martin Ellingham, who was once a successful London surgeon until he developed a phobia of blood that prevented him conducting operations. A general practitioner, or GP is a medical practitioner who provides Primary care and specializes in Family medicine. In Medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs Surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive Medical treatment that involves the cutting of a Blood phobia (also AE: Hemophobia, BE: Haemophobia) is the extreme and Irrational fear of Blood. After retraining as a GP, he applied for a post in the sleepy Cornish hamlet of Portwenn, where he spent childhood holidays. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village.

Much of the show's humour revolves around Ellingham's interaction with the local Cornish villagers. Despite his surgical brilliance, Ellingham lacks vital personal skills and any semblance of a bedside manner, and often fails to understand other people. Bedside manner is a term describing how a healthcare professional handles a Patient. Dr Ellingham (referred to as 'Doc Martin' by the friendly locals), much to his disgust, finds the surgery is in disarray. The medical equipment is beyond repair, and the patients’ records are a mess. To top it all he inherits the world’s most incompetent receptionist, Elaine Denham, who clearly resents Doc Martin moving in.

As the village's new doctor steps into the village he is encountered by a dog who seems to become besotted with him, following him into his house, car, surgery and even in his bed throughout both Series 1 and 2. Despite Doc Martin's bitterness towards the dog, he ends up reluctantly liking it, after giving up with the villagers thinking Doc Martin is its owner.

The community is united in horror at their miseryguts of a new GP. Doc Martin soon finds he needs all the allies he can get as he tries to negotiate his way around village life with humorous consequences.

Martin is joined by a cast which includes Stephanie Cole as his Aunt Joan, who provides him with emotional support in the face of the disquiet among the villagers. Stephanie Cole, OBE (born October 5, 1941) is an English actress, best known for playing characters a great deal older than her Caroline Catz plays pretty primary school teacher Louisa Glasson. Caroline Catz (born Caroline Caplan 1970 in Manchester) is an English actress. Doc Martin is attracted to her, but he is hopeless at personal relationships.

Background

Clunes' character was originated as Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 film Saving Grace. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the Saving Grace is a Golden Globe -nominated 2000 British Comedy film, directed by Nigel Cole and based on a screenplay by He then appears in two "prequel" television films made by BSkyB, Doc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie, in which viewers learn that Bamford, a successful obstetrician, finds that his wife has been carrying on extramarital affairs behind his back with his three best friends. British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the After confronting her with the news, he decides to leave London and heads for Cornwall, which he remembers fondly from his youth. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Shortly after he arrives, he gets involved in the mystery of the "Jellymaker" and, following the departure of the village's resident GP, decides to stay in Port Isaac and fill the gap himself.

Although the original deal was to produce two television films per year for three years, Sky Pictures folded after the first two were made, so Clunes' company tried selling the franchise to ITV who generally liked it, but felt the character of Martin Bamford needed a little something more to him than just being a "townie" who is a little out of his depth in the country. ITV wanted something a little more edgy, so Clunes came up with the idea of the doctor being unusually grumpy. In the process, the doctor's last name was changed from Bamford to Ellingham, (perhaps for copyright reasons, perhaps to avoid confusion for those who remembered the previous telefilms) and a new writer, Dominic Minghella, was brought in to re-work the Doc's backstory and create a new village of supporting characters. The surname "Ellingham" is an anagram of "Minghella".

Quite often during the series there are references to people being "a bit Bodmin". This is a reference to the fact that Bodmin was once the centre of mental health care for the South West, and was based at the former St Lawrences Hospital site and now at Bodmin Hospital.

Although Clunes' character is the only one to carry over (with significant back-story changes) from the telefilms, Tristan Sturrock joins Clunes as the only actor (thus far) to appear in both versions of Doc Martin.

Commissioning

ITV have recently confirmed that they have commissioned a fourth series. However, when interviewed on both television and radio in order to promote the Series 3 DVD, Martin Clunes stated several times that he is taking a break from acting. This is due to the fact that his daughter Emily hasn't had a proper summer holiday with her parents (Martin's wife being the producer of the show, Philippa Braithwaithe) since they started filming Doc Martin. Therefore it is unlikely a new series will be shown before 2009. Martin is also known to be working on at least one other project currently (a TV documentary about dogs) so no filming or broadcast dates for a fourth series are yet known.

In the UK the show has been a ratings success for ITV1, the third series achieving ITV1's best midweek drama performance in the 9pm slot since December 2004. ^[2]The final episode of the third series was watched by over 10 million viewers and netted the programme's highest-ever viewing figures. ^[3]

Episodes

Twenty-two episodes have aired with a fourth series in production, to be aired in Autumn of 2009[1].

Series 1 (2004)

#	Title	Writer	Director	Viewers	Original airdate
1:1	"Going Bodmin[5]"	Dominic Minghella	Ben Bolt	9. Dominic Minghella is a British Television Scriptwriter. His most successful project to date has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama 93 million[6]	2 September 2004
Martin attends an interview for the post of GP. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Having unwittingly offended local teacher Louisa Glasson, he spontaneously diagnoses her glaucoma. Although pleased to renew his acquaintance with his Auntie Joan with whom he spent holidays as a boy, he is less than enamoured of the other locals he encounters and the state of his predecessor's surgery. Disillusioned he decides that he has made a mistake and will return to London. [4]
1:2	"Gentlemen Prefer[5]"	Dominic Minghella	Ben Bolt	8. Dominic Minghella is a British Television Scriptwriter. His most successful project to date has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama 98 million[6]	9 September 2004
1:3	"Sh*t Happens[5]"	Dominic Minghella	Ben Bolt	8. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Dominic Minghella is a British Television Scriptwriter. His most successful project to date has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama 91 million[6]	16 September 2004
???. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [4]
1:4	"The Portwenn Effect[5]"	Dominic Minghella	Ben Bolt	9. Dominic Minghella is a British Television Scriptwriter. His most successful project to date has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama 31 million[6]	23 September 2004
???. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [4]
1:5	"Of All The Harbours In All The Towns[5]"	Kirstie Falkous John Regier	Ben Bolt	9. 45 million[6]	30 September 2004
???. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [4]
1:6	"Haemophobia[5]"	Dominic Minghella	Ben Bolt	9. Dominic Minghella is a British Television Scriptwriter. His most successful project to date has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama 31 million[6]	7 October 2004
Martin is forced to confront his fear of blood, both when the town plays a prank on him involving ketchup as a fake injury, and when Peter, a young lad of the town suffers a ruptured spleen that needs to be urgently operated on. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [4]

Series 2 (2005)

#	Title	Writer	Director	Viewers	Original airdate
2:1	"Old Dogs[7]"	Dominic Minghella Edana Minghella	Ben Bolt	8. 86 million[6]	10 November 2005
2:2	"Loco[7]"	Richard Stoneman	Ben Bolt	8. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 19 million[6]	17 November 2005
2:3	"Blood Is Thicker[7]"	Jack Lothian	Ben Bolt	9. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 26 million[6]	24 November 2005
2:4	"Aromatherapy[7]"	Dominic Minghella Edana Minghella	Ben Bolt	8. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 99 million[6]	1 December 2005
2:5	"Always On My Mind[7]"	Richard Stoneman	Ben Bolt	8. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 56 million[6]	8 December 2005
2:6	"The Family Way[7]"	Dominic Minghella Edana Minghella	Ben Bolt	8. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 83 million[6]	15 December 2005
2:7	"Out Of The Woods[7]"	Jack Lothian	Minkie Spiro	8. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 11 million[6]	22 December 2005
2:8	"Erotomania[7]"	Dominic Minghella Edana Minghella		8. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 60 million[6]	5 January 2006

Feature-length special (2006)

#	Title	Writer	Director	Viewers	Original airdate
n/a	"On The Edge"	Jack Lothian	Ben Bolt	5. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 88 million[6]	25 December 2006
Nesting Choughs - Louisa's father

Series 3 (2007)

#	Title	Writer	Director	Viewers	Original airdate
3:1	"The Apple Doesn't Fall"	Richard Stoneman	Ben Bolt	8. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 10 million[6]	24 September 2007
[4]
3:2	"Movement"	Nick Vivan	Ben Bolt	8. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 58 million[6]	1 October 2007
[4]
3:3	"City Slickers"	Richard Stoneman	Ben Bolt	8. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 84 million[6]	8 October 2007
[4]
3:4	"The Admirer"	Jack Lothian	Ben Bolt	8. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 81 million[6]	15 October 2007
[4]
3:5	"The Holly Bears A Prickle"	Ben Bolt	Ben Bolt	9. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 21 million[6]	22 October 2007
[4]
3:6	"Nowt So Queer"	Keith Temple	Ben Bolt	9. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 92 million[6]	29 October 2007
[4]
3:7	"Happily Ever After"	Jack Lothian	Ben Bolt	10. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 37 million[6]	5 November 2007
[4]

Regular cast

• Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham
• Caroline Catz as Louisa Glasson
• Stephanie Cole as "Auntie" Joan Norton
• Ian McNeice as Bert Large
• Joe Absolom as Al Large
• Selina Cadell as Mrs. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Martin Alexander Clunes (born 28 November 1961 is a BAFTA and SAG award-winning English actor and Comedian. Caroline Catz (born Caroline Caplan 1970 in Manchester) is an English actress. Stephanie Cole, OBE (born October 5, 1941) is an English actress, best known for playing characters a great deal older than her Ian McNeice (born 2 October 1950) is an internationally known English Actor. Joseph Absolom (born 16 December 1978 in Greenwich, London) is an English actor best known for playing Matthew Rose Tishell
• Katherine Parkinson as Pauline Lamb (2005-)
• Stewart Wright as PC Mark Mylow (2004-2006)
• John Marquez as PC Joe Penhale (2007)
• Felicity Montagu as Caroline Bosman (recurring, 2004-2005)
• Lucy Punch as Elaine Denham (2004)
• Tristan Sturrock as Danny Steel (2005-2006)
• Angeline Ball as Julie Mitchell (2005)

Guest stars

The programme has featured many notable guest stars including: Celia Imrie, John Alderton, Hugh Lloyd, Jeff Rawle, Doreen Mantle, Christian Rodska, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Mary Woodvine, John Woodvine, Ben Miller, Chris O'Dowd and Kenneth Cranham. Katherine Parkinson is an English Actress. Biography She studied at Tiffin Girls' School (Kingston-Upon-Thames Surrey and then read Felicity Montagu (born September 12 1960) is an English Actress, probably best known for her performances in radio and Television comedy Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977 in London) is an award-winning English actress best known for her roles in both the television show Angeline Ball (born 1969 is an award-winning Irish actress who currently resides in London. Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952 is an Olivier Award-winning English actress. John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English Actor who is best known for his roles in Upstairs Downstairs, Hugh Lewis Lloyd, MBE ( 22 April 1923 &ndash 14 July 2008) was an English actor who made his name in television Jeff Rawle (born 20 July 1951) is an English Actor. Rawle was born in Birmingham, England. Doreen Mantle (born 1930 is a South African born actress who has appeared in such British TV shows as A Passage to India, The Duchess Christian Rodska (born 5 September, 1945 in Northumberland) is a versatile English Actor who has appeared in many Television Roger Lloyd Pack (born 8 February 1944 is an English actor. Career Lloyd Pack attended Bedales School in Hampshire, where Mary Woodvine is a British actress who appeared as Mary Harkinson in EastEnders in 2003. John Woodvine (born 21 July 1929) is an English stage and screen actor who has appeared in more than 70 theatre productions as well as a similar number Ben Miller, (born 1966 is an English Comedian, director and Actor. Chris O'Dowd (born 1980) is an Irish Actor from Boyle, County Roscommon. Kenneth Cranham (born December 12, 1944) is a film television and stage Actor who has appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster

International broadcasters

• In Australia, Doc Martin aired on ABC1 on Saturday nights. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. ABC1 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on November 5, 1956, it is the responsibility of the ABC
• In New Zealand, Doc Martin aired on TV One on Saturday nights. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For other uses see TV1 disambiguation TV One is a New Zealand national television network owned and operated by state-owned media
• In Canada, Doc Martin airs on VisionTV and Knowledge Network in British Columbia. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page VisionTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel that airs multi-faith and multicultural programming
• In Germany, Doc Martin airs as Doktor Martin, the name of the Doc is Martin Helling, on ZDF on Wednesday evenings. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen ("Second German Television" ZDF, is a public service German Television channel based in Mainz. It's an adaptation of the original series with Axel Milberg as Doktor Martin Helling a surgeon from Berlin.
• In Italy, Hungary, Russia, Malaysia, and other countries where available, Doc Martin airs on the Hallmark Channel. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Hallmark Channel is a Cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries
• In Belgium, Doc Martin airs on the public channel één. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
• In Finland, Doc Martin airs on the public commercial channel MTV3. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
• In Norway, Doc Martin airs on the public channel NRK1. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• In Denmark, Doc Martin airs on the public commercial channel TV2 Charlie1 on Thursday evenings. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• In Romania, all Doc Martin series aired on the Hallmark channel

DVD Releases

Series 1, 2 and 3 have been released on region 2, Series 1 and 2 on region 4 and Series 1 on region 1. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Series 3 for region 4 will be released in May 2008.

The feature-length Doc Martin 2006 Christmas special has not been released on DVD in the UK, but is available in some countries e. g. Australia. A source from Momentum Pictures stated that the 'On the Edge' special will not be included on the Series 3 release, they are however hopeful of either releasing it as a stand-alone product, or included in a boxset by the end of the year.

Awards

In 2004 Doc Martin won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Drama, having also been nominated as Best New TV Comedy. In the same year, Martin Clunes won the Best TV Comedy Actor award, primarily for his portrayal of Doc Martin. (He had also starred in 'Beauty', part of the Trapped trilogy on ITV. )

Doc Martin, in the form of 'Doc Martin's path to love' has been nominated as one of ITV's Clips of the Year for 2007 at itv.comThe winner is determined by public vote.

References

External links

• Doc Martin at itv.com
• Doc Martin at the Internet Movie Database

itvcom is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's biggest commercial Television broadcaster which operates 12 regions of the ITV network under the ITV1 Brand

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