Doc Martin (Season Five Finale)

Airs Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Caroline Catz as Louisa Glasson and Martin Clunes as Dr. Martin Ellingham and their baby from season five of the television series DOC MARTIN.

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Above: Caroline Catz as Louisa Glasson and Martin Clunes as Dr. Martin Ellingham and their baby from season five of the television series DOC MARTIN.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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Martin Clunes ("Men Behaving Badly") returns for the fifth season of DOC MARTIN as the brash doctor Martin Ellingham, whose blunt opinions and tactless manner cause mayhem in a small Cornish community. Ellingham – once a celebrated London surgeon – flees from his position after developing a phobia to blood. After retraining as a general practitioner, Ellingham gets a job in the beautiful but sleepy village of Portwenn replacing their deceased local doctor. But his abrasive personality doesn’t exactly mesh with the pace of life in Cornwall.

Doc Martin with his baby

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Above: Doc Martin with his baby

Cast Of Characters

DOC MARTIN is full of colorful characters, beautiful scenery and, of course, unrequited love. The shenanigans never end in the scenic and sleepy Cornish town of Portwenn, so meet some of the eclectic personalities that make up this popular UK show.

DOC MARTIN Episode Guide

View a complete guide to seasons one through four of the hit British comedy series DOC MARTIN, starring Martin Clunes and Caroline Catz.

In this fifth season, Doc Martin continues to deal with the strange cases and stranger personalities of Portwenn. He deals with the mysterious illnesses and odd events that plague the town, including a hub-cap stealing intruder on a local farm, a culinary showdown during the town's "Fun Day" and a resident who may be being slowly poisoned by her son.

"Ever After" Episode Eight, Season Five (SEASON FINALE) airs Thursday, May 10 at 9 p.m. - Mrs. Tishell's (Selina Cadell) long-standing crush on Dr. Martin Ellingham takes a dramatic turn in this final episode in the series.

Fuelled by a cocktail of drugs Mrs. Tishell can no longer hide her unrequited love for the doc, and decides she must take drastic action.

Her husband Clive (Malcolm Storry) arrives back unexpectedly from his work on the oil rigs announcing his intention to retire so they can spend more time together. It’s now or never for Mrs. Tishell to make her romantic notions of a relationship with the doc come true.

With Doc and Louisa's baby in her care, she boards a bus out of the village leaving an enigmatic message for Dr. Ellingham to meet them at the castle.

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Doc Martin, Season 5: Behind the Scenes: The Characters

Above: The DOC MARTIN cast talks about working with Martin Clunes and how each person's personality comes out in their individual characters.

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Doc Martin, Season 5: Behind the Scenes: The Curmudgeon

Above: Martin Clunes and the producers of DOC MARTIN discuss how the Dr. Martin Ellingham character evolved into the curmudgeon he is today.

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Doc Martin, Season 5: Behind the Scenes SPOILER ALERT!

Above: SPOILER ALERT! In this video clip, the cast and crew of DOC MARTIN hint at what's in store for Season 5 and what new challenges they faced this time around.

Trailer: Doc Martin Season Five

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Preview: Doc Martin

Above: "Doc Martin" is a catchy comedy drama starring Martin Clunes ("Men Behaving Badly") as Martin Ellingham, whose truculence and tactless manner causes mayhem in a small Cornish community. The series, which has steadily gained fans during its first four seasons, follows the celebrated London surgeon, who unfortunately has developed a phobia to blood.

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karolferris | May 22, 2011 at 5:18 p.m. ― 1 year ago

love this series! the scenery is beautiful, and the characters are endearing. give us more more more!

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peggywiley | July 12, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. ― 10 months, 2 weeks ago

I love Doc Martin, I love the scenery, I love the music and most of all, the characters who play their parts so well.

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Trickey | August 5, 2011 at 11:16 a.m. ― 9 months, 3 weeks ago

I also love this series. The Doc really grows on you and the characters seem like real people that I know! Love the humor! Please keep bringing it on and add other series this wonderful. The countryside is almost as stunning and I would love to visit one day!

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Libby | November 1, 2011 at 6:06 a.m. ― 6 months, 4 weeks ago

My husband and I also love this series. Please continue it we want to see more of the Doc and Louisa raise their new baby boy. Wonderful show, very few like it on TV

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joanvoelz | November 3, 2011 at 8:52 p.m. ― 6 months, 3 weeks ago

I hope you will continue the series. There is so much opportunity for comedy in the raising of their child and the rest of the characters in the community.

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Paradox | November 4, 2011 at 3:31 p.m. ― 6 months, 3 weeks ago

When will you be broadcasting Series 5? It's already available in Australia, and Doc Martin is one of the best series PBS has ever broadcast with terrific acting (many clinical nuances are spot on, which is almost unheard of from a physician's perspective), writing and production values.

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Tammy Carpowich, KPBS Staff | November 4, 2011 at 5:04 p.m. ― 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Thanks so much for your feedback! This show has been really popular. Last time I talked with our program director, he told me that he was going to air new episodes as soon as they're available to us. I'm not sure when that will be. I'll ask him and see what I can tell you. Until then... stay tuned!

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dellapique | November 8, 2011 at 4:21 a.m. ― 6 months, 3 weeks ago

To Tammy Carapowich Would you PLEASE see when Series 5 will begin in the Tampa Bay Area. It seems it is already showing in other areas of the US. There is a HUGE following here. Please contact me at pamelladella@msn.com

THANK YOU

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Len | November 8, 2011 at 12:43 p.m. ― 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tammy Carapowich. Please clarify "available to us." Do the program's producers deny your station's program director requests to purchase the series? Paradox and dellapique's information that continuation of the series is available elsewhere verifies a conversation I heard at a coffee shop among several people that friends in other parts of the U.S. DO receive the continuation of Doc Martin.

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Tammy Carpowich, KPBS Staff | November 8, 2011 at 1:50 p.m. ― 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Wow! I'm so glad y'all like it so much! We'll air the show sometime in the spring. That's when the BBC makes the rights available to us (KPBS and other public television stations). I can't speak for how the BBC manages their rights with other media. But I do know that we've gotten a lot of positive feedback about the show, and we are anxiously awaiting the new season!

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moneil | November 8, 2011 at 6:13 p.m. ― 6 months, 2 weeks ago

That is great news! I can't wait! The show vaguely reminds me of the other charming British series that aired on public tv when I was a kid - All Creatures Great and Small. Both shows had great character development and wonderful scenery. Thanks KPBS for bringing us this show! I will continue my support!!

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martin | March 1, 2012 at 3:20 p.m. ― 2 months, 3 weeks ago

This is my favorite show on TV! Can't get enough. Looking forward to Series 5 being aired the end of March! And I understand there will be a series 6!

I would love it if PBS could air the series William and Mary (another Martin Clunes family drama). I know my mom's public station in Orange County is getting it and I was hoping we could get it here in San Diego too! It's a wonderful series. And as I'm thinking about it, Martin Clunes: Horsepower was playing in Orange County too (as you can see I'm a huge Martin Clunes fan!)

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Tammy Carpowich, KPBS Staff | March 2, 2012 at 11:04 a.m. ― 2 months, 3 weeks ago

I have good news from our programming department! Doc Martin is back on Thursday, 3/29 beginning at 8 p.m. It’s a 3-hour special event beginning with the last episode of season 4 followed by the first two new episodes of season 5.

@Martin, we don't have any plans for William and Mary at this time, but thanks so much for the suggestion!

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Len | March 2, 2012 at 3:12 p.m. ― 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Doc Martin is THE "must-see" program for me. I've seen re-runs (thanks, KPBS) going back to when "Doc" was more interested in his patients as persons, even showing compassion. It seems like the producers decided that a "crusty" Martin better suited their purposes. I think the "new" Martin is more interesting. Thanks for telling us the plot of Episode Eight, airing next week. Please tell us in advance the plots of every episode, It saves us the bother of watching it.

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concernedlisteners | April 2, 2012 at 8:17 a.m. ― 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Well KPBS got it wrong again - March 29 aired episode 1 only. In second hour where they said would be episode 2, was Rick Steves. Don't know about other public broadcasting stations but this (programming changes without notice) is business as usual at San Diego KPBS.

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John Decker, KPBS Staff | April 4, 2012 at 9:31 a.m. ― 1 month, 3 weeks ago

concernedlisteners: We aired the second Doc episode at 10pm. What you saw was a 5 minute interstitial with Rick Steves that we aired immediately following the first episode of Doc Martin at about 9:50p. Sorry for the confusion.

John

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concernedlisteners | April 7, 2012 at 12:18 p.m. ― 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thanks for the reply. Will look for the second episode.

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