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Doc Martin (2004)

Doc Martin poster
Genre
drama television series, medical drama, romantic television drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
10 seasons, 77 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 141 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A grumpy surgeon leaves his city career to become a village general practitioner in a small coastal town. He struggles with his direct manner and dislike of blood while dealing with quirky locals.

wrylow-keyquirkygently funnysmall-town cozydryoffbeatepisodic

What happens

Doc Martin is a British medical comedy-drama television series starring Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham. It was created by Dominic Minghella developing the character of Dr Martin Bamford from the Nigel Cole comedy film Saving Grace (2000). Ten series aired between 2004 and 2022, with a television film airing on Christmas Day in 2006. The ninth series premiered on ITV in September 2019. The tenth (and final) series was broadcast from 7 September 2022 to 26 October 2022; the last installment was a Christmas special that aired on 25 December 2022. On 29 December 2022 a documentary titled “Farewell Doc Martin” was shown on ITV, featuring behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew as they filmed the final series. It also looked back at highlights from the 18 years of the show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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