Doc Martin

Doc Martin is a British television series which aired on ITV. In Belgium, the series was broadcast by one. To date, the series not yet broadcast in Netherlands but his season 1, 2 and 3 have been released on dvd . The show revolves around the life of Doctor Martin Ellingham, and the inhabitants of the port town of Portwenn. Portwenn is in reality Port Isaac, an idyllic town on the British coast in Cornwall. The series is created by Dominic Minghella, Doc Martin is played by Martin Clunes.

The series is more or less based on the comedy film Saving Grace, a story about a woman in the fifty, that cannabis is growing to the debts that her late husband has left her to be able to pay. Martin Clunes plays in this film the role of Doctor Martin Bamford. He played this role in two films which take place before the events in Saving Grace - Doc Martin and The legend of The cloutie.

The genre is comical drama and is suitable for all ages. In addition to lead actor Martin Clunes play under other Ian McNeice, Jeff Rawle, Stephanie Cole and Caroline Catz in the series. In England are 22 episodes aired, three series and a Christmas special. After a break of one year is one in the spring of 2009 started recording of eight new episodes for a fourth series. These were broadcast from 20 september 2009. In 2011, a fifth series was recorded and broadcast in september and October of that year.

In Netherlands is there under the name Doctor Tinus a reworking of the English-language series, which is broadcast from August 2012.