Doc Martin

Doc Martin
Genre
Created byDominic Minghella
Starring
Theme music composerColin Towns
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series10
No. of episodes79 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMark Crowdy
ProducerPhilippa Braithwaite
Production locationsPort Isaac, Cornwall, England
Running time50–92 minutes
Production companies
  • Buffalo Pictures
  • Homerun Film Productions
  • Ingenious Broadcasting (series 4)
  • Auburn Entertainment (series 5)
  • Birimba Productions (series 6)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release2 September 2004 (2004-09-02) –
25 December 2022 (2022-12-25)
Related
Best Medicine (American remake)
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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).

Ten series aired between 2004 and 2022, with a television film airing on Christmas Day in 2006. The ninth series premiered on ITV in September 2019. The tenth (and final) series was broadcast from 7 September 2022 to 26 October 2022; the last installment was a Christmas special that aired on 25 December 2022. On 29 December 2022 a documentary titled “Farewell Doc Martin” was shown 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.