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. After confronting her with his discovery, he escapes London and heads for Port Isaac, a small coastal town in Cornwall that he remembers fondly from his youth.

Dr Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes), a brilliant and successful vascular surgeon at Imperial College London, develops hemophobia – a fear of blood, forcing him to stop practicing surgery. Series 7 episodes are: 'Rescue Me', 'The Shock of the New', 'It's Good to Talk', 'Education, Education, Education', 'Control-Alt-Delete', 'Other People's Children', 'Facta Non Verba' and 'The Doctor Is Out'. The fictional town of Portwenn at times seems populated by miscreants, hypochondriacs, and all sorts of con artists.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. All eight episodes from the ninth series of the ITV comedy drama starring Martin Clunes as the belligerent Dr Martin Ellingham, whose bad manners and unusual ways cause tension among the locals in the picturesque Cornish village of Portwenn. 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. He has also said, "He's wired the way he's wired, but growing up being loathed by both your parents is going to leave a footprint.

Comedy drama following the trials and tribulations of a socially challenged surgeon turned GP working in Cornwall. Portwenn itself is brought to life by its rich array of characters including the formidable Sally Tishell who runs the local chemist, Bert Large and his son Al, local policemen Mark Mylow and Joe Penhale, Doc Martin's aunt Dr Ruth Ellingham and, of course, the primary school teacher who fell for the man they thought had no heart, but she found it; Louisa Glasson who would become Louisa Ellingham. Doc Martin, very straight laced, professional and without a sense of humor arrives and let the games begin. Despite this handicap, Ellingham proves to be an expert diagnostician and responds effectively to various emergencies in his medical practice; thus, he gradually gains grudging respect from his neighbours.

Martin Bamford in the comedy film Saving Grace (2000)—written by Mark Crowdy and Craig Ferguson—and its two made-for-TV prequels, Doc Martin and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie, which were made by British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB). Series 6 of Doc Martin was released in Region 1 in December 2013 and in the UK (Region 2) on 24 March 2014.

Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at ourwarehouse. 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.The villagers eventually discover his fear of blood and the frequent and debilitating bouts of nausea and vomiting it causes. We loved the location where it was filmed and get excited when we see the actors appear in other things we watch. In April 2020 director Nigel Cole confirmed plans for a tenth and final series, [12] which aired in Autumn 2022.

Along the way, he's joined by a charming set of locals, who bring plenty of laughter and heart-warming storylines. 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.It was created by Dominic Minghella [1] developing the character of Dr Martin Bamford from the Nigel Cole comedy film Saving Grace (2000).