Doc Martin (2004)

Behind the scenes on the long-awaited new series

The wardrobe truck carries a clue to the roller-coaster ­opening episode of the long-­awaited new series of Doc Martin. Hanging on the rails are four identical wedding dresses, one pristine and the others in various stages of ruin - ripped, mud-splattered and bloody.

Martin Clunes' weight loss causes wardrobe worries

Martin Clunes lost a stone in weight after catching a virus and had to have his wardrobe rejigged for the new series of Doc Martin.

Martin Clunes interview

It's taken a while, but loyal fans finally get the happy ending they've longed for as Portwenn's grumpy medic makes an honest woman of fiancée Louisa in the new series of Doc Martin. But don't expect the day to go smoothly... TV Choice caught up with screen groom, Martin Clunes...

Martin Clunes interview

Martin Clunes talks about his surprise at Doc Martin's success.

Clunes used knowledge to stop 'nonsensical' operation

Martin Clunes used Doc Martin knowledge to stop a 'nonsensical' operation being performed on his wife.

A trip to Portwenn and the making of Doc Martin 6...

As Planet Earth patiently (ha!) awaits the precise moment that surgery is once again open in Portwenn for the return of Doc Martin, David Rubinsohn and Eric Luskin, colleagues over at American Public Television, the U.S. distributor of the series to public television stations, made the trek to Port Isaac to both interview cast and shoot material for an upcoming behind-the-scenes special on public television. Doc Martin Revealed will air in late November, early December on a number of public television stations across the U.S.

Clunes: Lousia & Doc finally going to marry, I think...

The star of the Cornish medical drama gives us a hint of what to expect from the next series, and reveals a soft spot for lemurs.

High on a cocktail of prescription drugs and faced with the unwelcome prospect of quiet retirement with her dull husband, Mrs Tishell (Selina Cadell) decides it is now or never to discover whether her infatuation with the Doc (Martin Clunes) might be reciprocated. Her idea of seduction - which involves using baby James Henry as bait - proves not only desperate but dangerous, providing a real, er, cliffhanger for the final moments of the series.

Some things never change for Doc Martin. The sun always shines. The people of Portwenn always bring him a supply of interesting maladies. And in the series finale he's always seen speeding past tractors in his fancy silver saloon car, averting
a crisis that's inconveniently happening out of town.

So it is tonight, as a long-term supporting character suddenly gets their moment in the spotlight via a slightly creaky personality change. At the end of a faintly disturbing but cosily predictable caper, there's a clever and rather lovely tidying up of frayed ends. You know where we're going, but it's how they get us there.

More importantly, achingly stupid PC Joe Penhale (John Marquez) who's already one of the funniest characters on telly, really ups his game when there's genuine peril about.

Doc Martin stars: 'We're like a big family now'

Ahead of the heart-stopping climax of Doc Martin, Martin Clunes and Caroline Catz tell TV Times magazine about loyal fans and their dream job...