![]() ![]() He and Louisa have also welcomed a baby daughter, Mary Elizabeth, a sister for four-year-old James Henry. This final series sees the Doc making efforts to overcome his phobia and beginning to question whether he made the right decision about resigning. But it is the right time to say farewell to the Doc and Portwenn."Īt the end of Season 9, the Doc decided that after having his medical career scrutinised by the General Medical Council because of his blood phobia, he would resign from being Portwenn's GP. I shall miss Cornwall and all the lovely people we have worked with. We have some great storylines for the new series and for the Christmas special, which I hope Doc Martin fans will love. ![]() The people of Cornwall, and Port Isaac in particular, have always been so helpful to us when we are making the series. "I have loved going to Cornwall to make Doc Martin over the last 18 years, and I have looked forward to returning to this beautiful county this year for the tenth and final series. In a statement, Martin Clunes said it was the right time for the show to be put to bed: There will also be a documentary for ITV, in production under the working title Doc Martin – A Celebration. ITV also confirmed production company Buffalo Pictures will be making a Christmas special as a final farewell to Doc Martin. But with ten years of episodes and a massive following, the Doc will not disappear into that good night without fanfare. It basically confirmed what fans already had heard from director Nigel Cole back in April 2020, that when the show was able to get back on its feet, the following season would be the last. ![]() ITV confirmed the news last month as production for the tenth and final season got underway. Martin Ellingham, the GP with a brusque bedside manner and a phobia of blood, since 2004. The driving force behind the medical dramedy is Martin Clunes, who has played the lead character, Dr. That brings me to Doc Martin, a show that has outlasted one of my marriages, two of my careers, three of my living situations, and four of my cats. Once the series is proven to work without the original lead (like Call The Midwife), it can run forever, as long as the show isn't named after that character. It's partly the nature of the beast - the hospital setting lends to an ensemble cast people can come and go easily without breaking stride. Medical dramas are notoriously hard to kill. ![]()
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