Doc Martin

Doc Martin
Created byDominic Minghella
Written byDominic Minghella
Jack Lothian
Richard Stoneman
Ben Bolt
Julian Unthank
Kirstie Falkous
Edana Minghella
Charlie Martin
Tom Butterworth
Chris Hurford
Andrew Rattenbury
Directed byBen Bolt
Starring
Theme music composerColin Towns
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series10
No. of episodes79 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMark Crowdy
ProducerPhilippa Braithwaite
Production locationsPort Isaac, Cornwall, England
Running time50–92 minutes
Production companies
  • Buffalo Pictures
  • Homerun Film Productions
  • Ingenious Broadcasting (series 4)
  • Auburn Entertainment (series 5)
  • Birimba Productions (series 6)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release2 September 2004 (2004-09-02) –
25 December 2022 (2022-12-25)
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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).[2] The programme is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom, with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn. Fern Cottage is used as the home and surgery of Doctor Ellingham.[3]

Nine series aired between 2004 and 2019, with a television film airing on Christmas Day in 2006. The ninth series aired on ITV premiered in September 2019. 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.[4] On 29 December 2022 a documentary entitled “Farewell Doc Martin” aired 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.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Deans, Jason (11 November 2005). "ITV's Doc Martin kicks Spooks into touch". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Robert (12 April 2012). "'Doc Martin' star Martin Clunes on the making of the British series". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Doc Martin's House (Fern Cottage, Port Isaac)". British Institute of Interior Design. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Is Martin Clunes leaving Doc Martin?". express.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2022.