Doc Martin
Doc Martin is a British medical comedy-drama television series starring Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham. It was created by Dominic Minghella developing the character of Dr Martin Bamford from the Nigel Cole comedy film Saving Grace (2000). The programme is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom, with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn. Fern Cottage is used as the home and surgery of Doctor Ellingham.
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| Created by | Dominic Minghella |
| Written by | Dominic Minghella, Jack Lothian, Richard Stoneman, Ben Bolt, Julian Unthank, Kirstie Falkous, Edana Minghella, Charlie Martin, Tom Butterworth, Chris Hurford, Andrew Rattenbury |
| Directed by | Ben Bolt |
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| Theme music composer | Colin Towns |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 79 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Mark Crowdy |
| Producer | Philippa Braithwaite |
| Production locations | Port Isaac, Cornwall, England |
| Running time | 50–92 minutes |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 September 2004 – 25 December 2022 |
Nine series aired between 2004 and 2019, with a television film airing on Christmas Day in 2006. The ninth series aired on ITV premiered in September 2019. The tenth (and final) series aired from 7 September 2022 to 26 October 2022; one last installment, a Christmas special that aired on 25 December 2022, was the programme's final episode. On 29 December 2022 a documentary entitled “Farewell Doc Martin” aired on ITV, featuring behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew as they filmed the final series. It also looked back at highlights from the 18 years of the show.