'Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific' Season 2 to Stream on PBS Passport

With Doc Martin drawing to a close as it reached its tenth season, Martin Clunes began turning to one of his passion projects with his free time: travelologues. Fans of the actor will know that since 2017, he's been behind several projects where he travels to different remote areas and takes audiences on adventures of exploration. These series, Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia and Martin Clunes: Islands of America, were big hits for ITV, and in 2019, he followed it up by filming Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific.

However, when it came time to make a second season of his Pacific project, it was February 2020, and as the world remembers, the world was shutting down, even remote islands in the middle of nowhere. At the last minute, the trip was canceled, and – tragically – COVID-19 invaded the islands. However, after a long delay, Clunes finally returned to complete the new season, as the press release states, "moving north into a vast swathe of tropical waters littered with beautiful islands; and yet remain defiantly off the conveyor belt of modern tourism."

The series delay meant Season 2 only debuted at the end of 2023. Episodes aired and streamed in the U.K. over the December holidays and arrived on Acorn TV just after. The show's charge directly to PBS Passport only a few months ago is a quick turnaround of an Acorn TV series for PBS, and Clunes fans are surely grateful.