Doc Martin
Small townA tight community where everyone knows everyone.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10MedicalHospitals, medicine and doctors under pressure.This show: 7/10CozyGentle, low-stakes comfort you can safely relax into.This show: 7/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Martin ClunesCaroline CatzIan McNeiceJoe AbsolomJohn MarquezSelina Cadell
Written by
Dominic MinghellaMark CrowdyCraig Ferguson
Starring
Martin ClunesCaroline CatzIan McNeiceJoe AbsolomJohn MarquezSelina Cadell
Written by
Dominic MinghellaMark CrowdyCraig Ferguson
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Doc Martin Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | ||||
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.8 | |
| S3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | |||
| S4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.7 | ||
| S5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | ||
| S6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | ||
| S7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | ||
| S8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | ||
| S9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | ||
| S10 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.6 |
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About
"A grump, a coastline, and slow-burn charm"
A brilliant London surgeon develops a sudden, career-ending fear of blood and retreats to a small Cornish fishing village to work as the local GP. There he clashes constantly with the quirky locals, bumbles through an on-off romance, and diagnoses ailments with zero bedside manner. The show is gentle, episodic comfort viewing: gorgeous coastal scenery, eccentric townsfolk, and a curmudgeonly lead whose social awkwardness generates most of the humor. It's slow-paced and cozy rather than tense, built for unwinding rather than bingeing, with warmth sneaking in under all the grumbling.
Watch it for
the deadpan chemistry between a socially inept doctor and the villagers who refuse to be intimidated by him.
Maybe skip if
you want fast plotting or serialized stakes rather than gentle, repeatable small-town comfort viewing.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12004
8.04K64h 42m
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Season 22005
8.04K98h 15m
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Season 32007
8.03K75h 23m
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Season 42009
8.13K86h 7m
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Season 52011
8.13K86h 8m
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Season 62013
8.13K86h 24m
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Season 72015
7.93K86h 7m
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Season 82017
8.33K86h 7m
After having therapy to save their marriage in the last series, series eight sees Martin and Louisa face the challenge of living happily together with their baby James Henry. Doc's formidable Aunt Ruth is beginning to doubt the wisdom of going into business with Bert Large and his son Al. Bert is desperate to make his home distilled whisky a success, but there’s a shortage of customers willing to buy and guests are not exactly flocking to Al’s bed and breakfast. Wedding bells are ringing for unlucky in love PC Joe Penhale, but will the course of true love run smoothly at last for Portwenn’s police officer?
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Season 92019
8.23K86h 7m
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Season 102022
8.23K97h 29m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Martin Clunes Dr. Martin Ellingham
Caroline Catz Louisa Glasson, Louisa Ellingham
Ian McNeice Bert Large
Joe Absolom Al Large
John Marquez PC Joe Penhale
Selina Cadell Mrs. Tishell
Jessica Ransom Morwenna Newcross, Wedding reception dancer
Eileen Atkins Ruth Ellingham
Stephanie Cole Joan Norton
Katherine Parkinson Pauline Lamb
Crew
Dominic Minghella
Mark Crowdy
Craig Ferguson
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