Doc Martin S1-10 DVD Boxset inc the Finale Specials

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It’s never stopped making me laugh, I don’t know why because if it was a real person who had had such an awful upbringing you’d feel nothing but pity for them, but because it is him it just makes me laugh. The programme revolves around Ellingham's interactions with the local Cornish villagers, and a psychologist's attempts to diagnose Doc Martin with Asperger syndrome or schizoid personality traits. In 2014, Czech Television and RTVS began filming their own TV series starring Miroslav Donutil, which is heavily inspired by the original British series.

Ellingham does not get on with his parents but has a warm relationship with his aunt Joan, who provides emotional support.Otherwise a Christmas special would be a rather bleak affair, unless it took the form of some kind of Christmas Carol-style ghost story. The tenth (and final) series aired from 7 September 2022 to 26 October 2022; one last installment, a Christmas special that aired on 25 December 2022, was the programme's final episode. In the UK, Doc Martin has been a ratings success for ITV, with the third series achieving ITV's best midweek drama performance in the 9pm Monday slot since December 2004. We all sort of bump into each other's children every two years and watch them growing up and flourishing, and just being down there [Cornwall] is heavenly. His direct, emotionless manner offends many villagers, made worse by his invariably unpleasant responses to their ignorant, often foolish, comments.

A major theme throughout the series is Ellingham's relationship with a primary school teacher (eventually school headmistress) Louisa Glasson ( Caroline Catz). French television producers Ego Productions, in cooperation with TF1, have produced a French version of the series starring Thierry Lhermitte as Dr Martin Le Foll, with the series based in the fictional Breton town of Port-Garrec and filmed in Finistère. John Marquez as Joe Penhale (series 3–10) – police officer Penhale greatly admires Ellingham, and believes they have a great working relationship, an optimistic assessment not shared by the doctor. ITV dropped the Doc Martin Christmas special trailer in December, teasing a romantic finale for a show that has already warmed so many hearts over the years. If you are in Australia or New Zealand (DVD Region 4), note that almost all DVDs distributed in the UK by the BBC and 2entertain are encoded for both Region 2 and Region 4.The Martin Bamford character is friendly and laid-back, seeming to enjoy his retreat from the career pressures and conflicts he left behind in London.

To say Louisa Ellingham is stunned to find her estranged father in her kitchen making a cup of tea is an understatement. After almost a decade on our screens – the immensely popular long- running hit drama, Doc Martin, has come to an epic, tear-jerking close. None of these life lessons are easily learned by a man who is best known for his brusque bedside manner and his absolute lack of interpersonal skills. The much-loved, national institution Doc Martin sees Martin Clunes ( Men Behaving Badly, Warren) take to our screens as a doctor treating and challenging the community of the idyllic hamlet of Portwenn in Cornwall with a brusque bedside manner and an unfortunate phobia. He obtains a post as the sole general practitioner (GP) in the sleepy Cornish village of Portwenn, where he had spent childhood holidays with his Aunt Joan ( Stephanie Cole) and Uncle Phil, who owns a local farm.Doc Martin has been bringing a certain kind of joy to viewers around the world since 2004 and this collection of the complete Series 1 to 9 captures the very essence of why this is. The original deal had been to produce two television films per year for three years, but Sky Pictures folded after the first two episodes were made, so Clunes's company tried to sell the franchise to ITV. In Region 4, Series 1, 2, 4, and "On the Edge" were released separately and in a nine-disc box set entitled "Doc Martin: Comedy Cure", as well as an earlier seven-disc box set not including Series 4. Series 6 of Doc Martin was released in Region 1 in December 2013 and in the UK (Region 2) on 24 March 2014. Along the way, he's joined by a charming set of locals, who bring plenty of laughter and heart-warming storylines.

Let that same world know your greatest weakness, and it'll soon be used by those who love you and those who feel less inclined. The prequels show Bamford as a successful obstetrician, rather than a surgeon, who finds out that his wife has been carrying on extramarital affairs behind his back. Shortly after he arrives, he is involved in the mystery of the "Jellymaker" and, following the departure of the village's resident GP, decides to stay and fill the vacancy. Doc Martin is a British medical comedy-drama television series starring Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham.

It was created by Dominic Minghella [1] developing the character of Dr Martin Bamford from the Nigel Cole comedy film Saving Grace (2000). Caroline Catz as Louisa Ellingham (née Glasson) – teacher at Portwenn Primary School, later becomes school headmistress. Note: Our refurbished grades - Pristine, Very Good and Good - are solely based on the cosmetic condition of the phone. When she dies after a heart attack, her sister Ruth ( Eileen Atkins), a retired psychiatrist, comes to Portwenn to take care of her affairs and eventually decides to use the village as a permanent retreat, offering Martin the support Joan had provided. The first six seasons (46 episodes) and both made-for-TV movies that introduced the main character and his picturesque Cornish fishing village.