Doc Martin | |
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Created by | Dominic Minghella |
Written by | Dominic Minghella Jack Lothian Richard Stoneman Ben Bolt Julian Unthank Kirstie Falkous Edana Minghella Charlie Martin om Butterworth Chris Hurford Andrew Rattenbury |
Directed by | Ben Bolt |
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Theme music composer | Colin Towns |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 10 |
No. of episodes | 79 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Mark Crowdy |
Producer | Philippa Braithwaite |
Production locations | Port Isaac, Cornwall, England |
Running time | 50–92 minutes |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 2 September 2004 25 December 2022 | –
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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]