PBS Passport
Fans of Doc Martin were overjoyed in 2023 when Acorn TV, which had kept the series streaming behind a paywall since it acquired exclusive rights to the show in the mid-2010s, finally allowed the final two seasons out to PBS Passport. The AMC Networks-owned streaming service had always allowed local
Where Are They Now
When Doc Martin was initially introduced in the Nigel Cole comedy Saving Grace in 2000, no one expected the character to still be going in the 2020s, let alone have his own show that had been on the air for nearly 20 years. But the decision to take actor Martin
PBS
When the character of "Doc Martin" was initially introduced as Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 film Saving Grace, it is highly doubtful that actor Martin Clunes thought he'd be playing the character nearly a quarter century on, let alone that his role would have become
Actors and Actresses
Martin Clunes was born into a theatrical family, the son of Shakespearean stage actor Alec Clunes and related to Jeremy Brett (Sherlock Holmes). He attended the Royal Russell School in Surrey and the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London. His acting career began in repertory, followed by many British sitcoms
Actors and Actresses
Caroline Catz throws herself into representations of strong-minded women with enthusiasm. Quite often, they're women in uniform — she was as well known in Britain for roles in police procedurals The Bill and The Vice as she was for being Doc Martin's wife. Her family loved theater,
Doc Martin
Doc Martin's ten-season run only just concluded in December of 2022, nearly two decades after its 2004 premiere. The series was on the air for so long that it outlasted one of my marriages and four of my cats; the last time it was on PBS (in 2015)
Doc Martin
It's hard to believe that a show as popular and long-running as Doc Martin has been has never had a Christmas special prior to this point, but it hasn't. At least not until now, as the show prepares to close out its ten season, two decade
Comedy
It's official: Doc Martin is over. Or at least, it's about to be. After nearly two decades on air, ten seasons of television, over seventy-five episodes, and two made-for-TV films, Martin Ellingham is finally hanging up his proverbial stethoscope. Streamer Acorn TV has announced that Season
Comedy
It's the end of an era, indeed. After almost twenty years, ten seasons of television, and consistent rumors of its demise despite its massive popularity, megahit comedy Doc Martin is finally hanging up its proverbial stethoscope this Fall. The series stars Martin Clunes as irascible GP Martin Ellingham,