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Mood:
- CleverHumorousSincereWittyCynical
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Plot:
- Doctors and PatientsSocial RelationsVillage LifeEstrangementMind and SoulMisfitWorkplacePower Relations
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Genres:
- DramaComedy
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- EnglandEuropeLondonHospitalVillage
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Humor:
- Verbal Byplay
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Doc Martin, 2004 -
English
UK
Profile of Doc Martin
The mood of Doc Martin is cynical, clever, and witty. The plot centers around doctors and patients, social relations, and village life. It features verbal byplay. Doc Martin is a drama and comedy TV show. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a hospital and in a village. Doc Martin is set in London. It happens in contemporary times. The TV show is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Doc Martin
Martin Clunes plays (fictional) Portwenn's local GP, Martin Ellingham, a brilliant and highly successful London surgeon until he developed a phobia of blood that prevented him conducting operations. After retraining as a GP, he applied for a post in the sleepy Cornish village of Portwenn, where he had spent childhood holidays.
Much of the show's humour revolves around Ellingham's interactions with the local Cornish villagers. Despite his surgical brilliance, Ellingham lacks vital personal skills and any semblance of a bedside manner, and often fails to understand other people. Dr Ellingham (referred to as "Doc Martin" by the friendly locals), much to his disgust, finds the surgery is in disarray, the medical equipment is beyond repair, and the patients’ records are a mess. He also inherits an incompetent receptionist, Elaine Denham, who resents Doc Martin's moving in. The community is united in horror at their "misery guts" of a new GP.
Martin is joined by a cast which includes Stephanie Cole as his aunt, Joan Norton, who provides him with emotional support in the face of the disquiet among the villagers. Caroline Catz plays opinionated primary school teacher (later headmistress) Louisa Glasson. Doc Martin is attracted to her, but finds himself unable to express this. Louisa appears to share this mutual attraction, but finds their personalities often too different, while she is caring and nurturing (particularly occupationally), Martin is emotionally detached and at times neurotic.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 2 September 2004 |
| Runtime: | 50 min |
| Seasons: | 5 |
Cast and Crew
as Dr. Martin Ellingham 22 episodes, 2004-2007
as Louisa Glasson 22 episodes, 2004-2007
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