tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11253739496528250432024-02-19T14:37:46.222+10:00Doc Martin Series 7Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comBlogger442125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-27219991331045675792017-04-07T09:06:00.003+10:002017-04-07T09:06:39.314+10:00Doc Martin Series 8<div style="text-align: center;">
Let's get the party started!</div>
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Filming of Series 8 has begun. For a few little odds and ends, pop on over to the Series 8 blog - <a href="http://docmartinseries8.blogspot.com/">docmartinseries8.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Recently renewed UK drama <strong>Doc Martin</strong> is finally back for its seventh season on ABC next month.<br />
It moves from Saturday to Sunday nights from 7:40pm February 7.<br />
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<em>In the first episode Martin is in Portwenn, but his wife Louisa
is not. After their tumultuous time last series, Louisa has gone to
visit her mother in Spain: she wants some time to think and to get some
perspective on their relationship. Martin is faced with two questions:
will Louisa come back<br />
to him, and what can he do to make sure that she does? He knows he needs
to change for the sake of his marriage, and has promised Louisa he will
see a therapist in order to help him do so.</em><br />
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Found <a href="http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/01/returning-doc-martin-4.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> at TV Tonight.<em> </em></div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-88986352536089322502016-01-24T18:52:00.002+10:002016-01-24T18:52:26.526+10:00Doc Martin series 8: Martin Clunes comedy confirmed to return for final outing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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THERE were fears that it was getting axed but Doc Martin is returning for an eighth and final series, ITV has announced.<br />
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<section class="text-description">The last-ever run of the comedy
drama, following the travails of Martin Clunes’ socially inept Doctor
Martin Ellingham, is set to be broadcast next year.<br />
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Doc Martin
star Ian McNeice, who plays Bert Large, revealed that the cast were told
about series eight after they were invited to a dinner hosted by ITV.<br />
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<section class="text-description">The broadcaster held the event to celebrate the programme’s high ratings that were said to be “on a par with Downton Abbey”.<br />
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“Everybody
in the cast was there and then the Head of ITV gets up and says ‘We
love Doc Martin and as a vote of confidence we would like to give you
one more show’,” the 65-year-old actor explained.<br />
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<section class="text-description">He continued: “The future is rosy.
We would all like to do more with Martin and God bless them ITV have
said they are going to do more.” <br />
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Ian also confessed that he
thought at the wrap party for series seven that the show would be
drawing to a close, however he was pleased when it turned out his fears
were misplaced.<br />
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“We had a cast and crew photograph and we had
never had that before, and it was slightly unnerving that the end of
this series we wrap things up nicely. But it is not over and we are
thrilled,” he told The Mirror.<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/634370/Doc-Martin-series-8-Martin-Clunes-final-series-Ian-McNeice" target="_blank">HERE</a> at the Express. </div>
</section></section></section>Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-37415179040940243002016-01-24T18:49:00.000+10:002016-01-24T18:49:00.892+10:00‘Doc Martin’s’ Martin Clunes on His Character’s Season 7 Arc: ‘We Never Want to Cure Him’<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The doctor is in, once again. Season seven of fan-beloved British dramedy “<a data-tag="doc-martin" href="http://variety.com/t/doc-martin/" id="auto-tag_doc-martin">Doc Martin</a>” makes its U.S. debut on Thursday, and star <a data-tag="martin-clunes" href="http://variety.com/t/martin-clunes/" id="auto-tag_martin-clunes">Martin Clunes</a> is excited for his American fans to see what’s in store for the dwellers of Portwenn in the episodes to come.<br />
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Clunes stars as the grouchy Dr. Martin Ellingham on the ITV series,
bringing his medical services to a sleepy Cornish town after he must
leave his post as a top London surgeon when he develops a fear of blood.
Season six ended on a question mark as Ellingham’s beloved Louisa
(played by Caroline Catz) and their baby were headed for Spain without
him.<br />
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Calling in from his home in Dorset, Clunes spoke to <em>Variety </em>about
the future of the series, the (vast) difference between the show’s
British fans and its American ones, and whether Doc’s rudeness ever goes
too far.<br />
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<em>Season seven of “Doc Martin” makes its U.S. network debut Jan.
14. Southern California residents can find “Doc Martin” at 8 p.m. on <a href="http://www.kcet.org/shows/doc_martin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KCET</a>.</em><br />
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<strong>Doc has been on quite an emotional trip through the first six
seasons. After that cliffhanger, what can we expect for his emotional
state?</strong><br />
<strong> </strong><br />
He’s in a bad place at the end of season six. When we meet him, he’s
really lonely, really sad, but aware that he needs to make a change.
With the help of his aunt, he’s got enough self-awareness to know that
he needs some kind of therapy. But he’s sort of in denial about that
because it doesn’t sit well with his beliefs. I start seeing a
therapist, who quite soon asks if she can meet Louisa as well.<br />
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<strong>What did you think when you got that script?</strong><br />
<strong> </strong><br />
We have to be medically accurate in this country. If you’re going to put
it on the TV, it has to be correct procedurally. We hired a therapist
who was a friend of one of our <a class="auto-link" href="http://variety411.com/us/los-angeles/producers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="producers">producers</a>
to sit in and have discussions with the writers. She turned out to be a
fan of the show. She said, “Never mind him getting therapy. What about
her?”<br />
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We just knew that Caroline would enjoy playing that. “What do you
mean me?” Sure enough, they were a real joy to play, all the therapy
scenes, both with and without Caroline.<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/doc-martin-clunes-season-7-1201680230/" target="_blank">HERE</a> at Variety. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-79438547805073621512016-01-24T18:43:00.002+10:002016-01-24T18:43:33.582+10:00ITV orders Doc Martin Series 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;"><a class="link-ref" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/channel/itv/" title="More details about ITV">ITV</a> has ordered an eighth series of <a class="link-ref" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/doc_martin/" title="Doc Martin: 2004 - 2015 ITV comedy drama. Click for a guide.">Doc Martin</a>.</span><br />
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The hit comedy drama stars <span style="color: black;"><a class="link-ref" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/martin_clunes/" title="Martin Clunes profile">Martin Clunes</a> as a grumpy medic living in a picturesque Cornish fishing village.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><a class="link-ref" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/ian_mcneice/" title="Ian McNeice profile">Ian McNeice</a>, who plays Bert Large, confirmed the news whilst speaking to The Mirror.</span><br />
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He explained: "We were all invited by <span style="color: black;"><a class="link-ref-repeat" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/channel/itv/" title="More details about ITV">ITV</a>
to a dinner to thank us for the ratings we have had in October and
November and they were the best we have had so far with seven million
viewers - on a par with <em>Downton Abbey</em> and everybody was thrilled about that.</span><br />
<br />
"Everybody in the cast was there and then the Head of <span style="color: black;"><a class="link-ref-repeat" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/channel/itv/" title="More details about ITV">ITV</a> gets up and says 'We love <a class="link-ref-repeat" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/doc_martin/" title="Doc Martin: 2004 - 2015 ITV comedy drama. Click for a guide.">Doc Martin</a> and as a vote of confidence we would like to give you one more show'."</span><br />
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He concluded: "So there will be Series 8 and we will make it in the year <span style="color: black;"><a class="link-ref" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/year/2017/" title="A guide to the year 2017">2017</a>, because we always have a break in between. The future is rosy. We would all like to do more with Martin and God bless them <a class="link-ref-repeat" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/channel/itv/" title="More details about ITV">ITV</a> have said they are going to do more."</span><br />
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It is not clear whether the "one more show" quoted from the <span style="color: black;"><a class="link-ref-repeat" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/channel/itv/" title="More details about ITV">ITV</a> executive means that the next series of <a class="link-ref-repeat" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/doc_martin/" title="Doc Martin: 2004 - 2015 ITV comedy drama. Click for a guide.">Doc Martin</a>
will be the final run. As one of the highest rated shows on TV it seems
unlikely the network would willingly axe the format at present, however
the cast have been worried for some time that the show will end soon.</span><br />
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Talking about Series 7 - which concluded an eight-episode run in November - <span style="color: black;"><a class="link-ref-repeat" href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/ian_mcneice/" title="Ian McNeice profile">Ian McNeice</a> said: "We all thought that was going to be the end.</span><br />
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Keep reading <a href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1986/doc_martin_series_8/" target="_blank">HERE</a> at the British Comedy Guide. </div>
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Who says keeping your fingers crossed doesn’t work? It certainly has for <em>Doc Martin</em> fans, as series costar Ian McNeice has confirmed that more of the hit dramedy is coming!<br />
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<strong>Ian McNeice</strong> was back in the US this past Monday, as the special guest for the <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.kcet.org/" target="_blank"><strong>KCET</strong></a> sneak peek of <a href="http://amzn.to/1UPQb2i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Doc Martin: Season 7</em></a> and station fundraiser, held at the residence of British Consul General Chris O’Connor in Los Angeles.</span><br />
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Since I couldn’t be there in person (yes, I sobbed into my tea at
having to decline the invitation), KCET kindly arranged a phone
interview with Ian for me. My fingers were crossed that he would have
good news about <em>Doc Martin</em>, and did he ever!<br />
<br />
If you’ve read my <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://thebritishtvplace.com/2015/11/interview-ian-mcneice-on-doc-martin-international-versions-guest-starring-in-us-version/" target="_blank">earlier interview</a> with him, you’ll recall that Ian calls farmer Robert (whose warehouse is home for the <em>Doc Martin</em>
sets) around this time of year about whether he has a job portraying
Bert Large for another season. So my first question for Ian this time
was, “Have you called the farmer yet?” He replied:</span><br />
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“Instead of calling the farmer, I was actually just able to tell the farmer something…<br />
“It was at Christmastime I got an email from Philippa, the producer, to say that ITV, the company that makes [<em>Doc Martin</em>],
wanted to take us out to dinner. Everybody. So that included all the
cast, all the heads of departments… We had a very swanky dinner in a big
hotel in London, and we were all thinking, ‘This is gonna be it. This
is gonna be over. It’s all going to end.'”</blockquote>
But the head of ITV gave the gathering a bit of brilliant news, indeed. The network was commissioning more <em>Doc Martin</em>. As Ian exclaimed during our chat:<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://thebritishtvplace.com/2016/01/interview-doc-martins-ian-mcneice-confirms-there-will-be-more-of-the-hit-series/" target="_blank">HERE</a> at The British TV Place. </div>
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Having lived a good deal of my young life in Devon and Cornwall in
southwest England, I was immediately drawn to a quirky television show
on KCET called “Doc Martin.” In this outstanding comedy/drama, the
beautiful and almost idyllic fishing village is really one of the main
characters along with the protagonist, Doctor Martin Ellingham. Now
about to launch season seven, this side of the pond, Martin Clunes (Doc
Martin) took a few minutes to talk with us about the zany, albeit,
brilliant buffoon of a doctor.<br />
<br />
What makes this irritating doctor so bloody marvelous? That depends on
who you ask. But for this reporter, it is just plain brilliant acting
and writing, combined with a dash of cheekiness, all baked carefully
into one a scrumptious Cornish pasty.<br />
<br />
“Doc Martin” is a catchy comedy/drama that stars Clunes (“Men Behaving
Badly”) as Martin Ellingham, whose truculence and tactless manner causes
mayhem in a small Cornish community. The series details the trials and
tribulations of the brash Ellingham, once a celebrated London surgeon
who left his job after developing a phobia to blood. After retraining as
a general practitioner, he gets a job in the beautiful but sleepy
village of Portwenn, replacing their deceased local doctor – but his
abrasive personality does not exactly mesh with the pace of the Cornish
Village where time has stood still since the 15th Century … that is,
until now.<br />
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Beacon Media (BM): Are you surprised by the global popularity of “Doc Martin?”<br />
<br />
Martin Clunes (MC): We were really surprised and delighted to see so many countries embrace “Doc Martin.”<br />
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BM: When you are shooting in Port Isaac, Cornwall, how long are you there?<br />
<br />
MC: Well we are there generally about five and a half months and I
always pop home to the farm on Fridays for the weekend to be with my
wife and daughter in Dorset.<br />
<br />
BM: The incredibly quirky characters absolutely make the show and the writing is brilliant.<br />
This year “Downton Abbey” has a float in the Rose Parade … any chance we
may see a “Doc Martin/Portwenn Float” in a future Rose Parade here in
Pasadena?<br />
<br />
MC: What is “Downton Abbey,” never heard of it (laughing)? Actually, I
had never really thought of it but I would not rule it out. That is
funny.<br />
<br />
BM: Season seven is rumored to be the last, is this true?<br />
<br />
MC: No, definitely not. We are having way too much fun in Cornwall. I just love it there.<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://www.pasadenaindependent.com/featured/martin-clunes-aka-doc-martin-proves-that-laughter-is-indeed-the-best-medicine/" target="_blank">HERE</a> at Pasadena Independent. </div>
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<br />
Dr. Martin Ellingham, that blood-phobic, irascible village physician, isn’t done insulting his patients just yet. Season 7 of <em>Doc Martin</em>, premiering in January on public television, won’t be the last.<br />
<br />
“There are lots of stories we want to explore, and we want to do them
well,” series producer Philippa Braithwaite, wife of star Martin
Clunes, told Current. “I think we’ll know when it’s time to end the
show.”<br />
<br />
That’s great news for fans, so crazy for the hit Britcom that they call themselves “Clunatics.”<br />
Their passion for the quirky characters that populate the fictional
English fishing village of Portwenn has catapulted the title to multiple
adaptations worldwide: In Austria, there’s <em>Der Bergdoktor</em>; the Netherlands, <em>Dokter Tinus. </em><br />
<br />
A U.S. version for commercial TV is now in the works, from Executive Producer Marta Kauffman (<em>Friends</em>, <em>Grace and Frankie</em>).<br />
<br />
But fans — as well as the cast and crew — are constantly playing a
nervous guessing game as to when the original British series could end.<br />
<br />
New episodes are filmed every other year from March through July in
scenic Port Isaac, a sleepy burg in Cornwall. On its home network of
ITV, <em>Doc Martin</em> remains the highest-rated Monday show outside of longtime soap operas.<br />
<br />
Braithwaite said each season is created so that it could be the last.
“We never know when we finish if we will make another” season, she
said, “so we finish deliberately so we could leave it right there.”<br />
<br />
She admitted that Season 6 was the exception. Viewers were left with
an emotional cliffhanger: Martin’s frustrated wife Louisa (played by
Caroline Catz) had retreated to Spain with their infant son James to
visit her mother, with no planned return date. Martin was left to wonder
if, given his personality quirks, he should be married at all.<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://current.org/2015/12/producer-promises-more-to-come-from-doc-martin-beyond-new-season/" target="_blank">HERE</a> at Current. </div>
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<br />
HOLLYWOOD—Martin Clunes returns as the brash yet brilliant titular
village physician in Britain’s “Doc Martin.” The long-awaited seventh
series (season, as it is referred to in the U.S.) of the popular medical
comedy premieres Thursday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. on some PBS stations. In
Los Angeles, it airs on KCET, a non-commercial education independent
television station. American Public Television distributes the series in
the U.S., and PBS stations may carry it. Visit your local station’s
website for updated schedule information and other bonus content.<br />
<br />
Clunes, 54, has been playing Dr. Martin Ellingham since the series
premiered in 2004. The series airs every two years thanks to a
comfortable schedule that allows the show’s writers and producers
(including Clunes’ real-life wife Philippa Braithwaite) a generous
amount of time to write and film the series on location in Port Isaac in
Cornwall (which stands in for the fictional seaside village of
Portwenn, home to colorful villagers).<br />
<br />
As Dr. Martin Ellingham, Clunes plays a GP whose combative attitude
and tactlessness regular creates mayhem in the sleepy seaside community.
In the season six cliffhanger, viewers watched as Martin saw his
beloved wide, Louisa (Caroline Catz) and young child leave him. Season
seven season picks up with his <span style="line-height: 1.5;">plan to win them back.</span><br />
<br />
The award-winning actor apologizes profusely by phone because a train
delay has pushed back his interview time just days before Christmas.<br />
<br />
“I actually live out in the country,” the seasoned actor says. “Right now, it’s pretty grim here: dark, wet and windy.”<br />
<br />
Unlike his iconic TV character, Clunes is personable and has an
easygoing manner. He laughs easily and clearly enjoys playing his
curmudgeonly character.<br />
<br />
Q: The setting for your series couldn’t be a more perfect
advertisement to visit Port Isaac. I can see why you’ve been doing this
11, going on 12 years.<br />
<br />
Clunes: (He laughs.) Yeah, until we get found out.<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://frontrowfeatures.com/features/tv-features/exclusive-martin-clunes-talks-on-no-7-for-doc-martin-14412.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> at Front Row Features. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-40525120953262775162015-11-27T06:24:00.002+10:002015-11-27T06:24:52.621+10:00Martin Clunes on final Doc Martin season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />
Want an idea of just how popular<i> Doc Martin</i> is? When the
British drama about a curmudgeonly doctor in a Cornish fishing village
advertised for extras in the local Port Isaac press, more than 800
people showed up.<br />
<br />
In the giant queue, which snaked around the
local church hall, there were no fewer than 150 babies in prams and
pushchairs eager to be chosen for the role of the doctor's 11-month-old
son, James Henry. That is one well-loved show!<br />
<br />
Over six series, <i>Doc Martin</i>
s has averaged nine million viewers a week in the UK and star Clunes
Clunes, who plays the lovable yet grumpy medic, has won himself an army
of die-hard fans. Calling themselves "Clunatics", they lavish gifts on
the cast and crew to underline just how much they love the drama. "They
are a group of <i>Doc Martin</i> fans who keep thanking us for helping
them to make great friendships with other fans around the world. They
Skype each other," explains Clunes, 53, who has played the role for 11
years. "When episodes go out, they have discussions on it, and when
there are no episodes going out, they have more discussions. There is
one woman logging all the ties I wear in the show. She says, 'I don't
think I have seen this tie since season two. Mind you, I haven't logged
all the season six ties yet'," says the actor, who is married to the
show's producer, Philippa Braithwaite. The couple live in rural bliss in
Dorset, with their teenage daughter, Emily.<br />
<br />
We've had so many presents; paintings of myself and cast members, a
fridge magnet of Jimmy, my Jack Russell, paintings of my horses. A lady
from Iceland hand-knitted a sweater for me, one for Emily and one for
Philippa – and one for Brian the props man because he was nice to her in
the pub one night," continues Clunes.<br />
<br />
"We were given a big jar of
M&Ms with 'DM' printed on each one of them for us all. Some of the
Clunatics even found us when we were filming on the moors."<br />
<br />
Clunes,
who has just spent a very contented four months shooting the latest
series in Port Isaac, is touched, and a little taken aback, by the
show's global popularity. "When we started making Doc Martin, we could
never have imagined it would have this reaction," he says. "We never
anticipated this. You can't predict how successful something will be."<br />
<br />
As the seventh series kicks off this week, <i>Doc Martin</i>
looks set to remain as popular as ever. Dr Martin Ellingham, the GP
with the disastrous bedside manner and a morbid fear of blood, has his
work cut out in the new series, set in the fictional bucolic seaside
hamlet of Portwenn. Louisa (played by Caroline Catz from DCI Banks), the
woman he recently married, has had enough of his grouchiness and has
walked out. She has taken young James Henry and gone off to stay with
her mother in Spain.<br />
<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/74453324/Martin-Clunes-on-final-Doc-Martin-season" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-72606987608441644832015-11-26T05:57:00.002+10:002015-11-26T05:57:51.338+10:00A Conversation with Ian McNeice – “Doc Martin’s Beloved “Bert Large”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Karen Gilleland © 2015</div>
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<strong> </strong><em>I had a short telephone interview with Ian
McNeice when he attended the American Public Television Fall Marketplace
in Atlanta in November. He’s the type of person you wish you could sit
down with and talk to for hours. I’d describe him as an interesting,
gracious, humorous, lovely man.</em><br />
<br />
<strong>At the 2013 Fall Marketplace in Boston, you described Season 6 as “quite dark.” How would you characterize Season 7? </strong><br />
What’s come out of Season 7 is how much everyone enjoyed making it.
Philippa [producer] regards it as one of the best series we’ve ever
done. I hope they don’t rest on their laurels and say, “We’ve done it
now; we don’t need to do any more.” I think they should take it as a
springboard and say, “Let’s do it even better next time.” That’s what
we’re all hoping for — the chance to do it again.<br />
<br />
<strong>Given that the show has become an international phenomenon,
and you an international celebrity, what do you find most surprising?</strong><br />
What’s been surprising over the years, in going to Port Isaac, is the
interaction with the fans. I am really touched by their interest and
love. They adore the show and the characters. You have to keep your feet
on the ground. It’s a terrific honor to appear in a show that has
touched so many people. When we go to the village, we see people from
all over Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Japan, America,
everywhere.<br />
<br />
They want to come and see where the show is made. And they can’t
believe we’re there filming. You hear them saying: “Oh my goodness,
they’re here. This is fantastic.” It’s a real joy and honor to appear in
such a show.<br />
<br />
<strong>Where do you live during filming?</strong><br />
All the main actors are given a choice. We can have a cottage in the
village itself or stay at a hotel. Some people opt for a cottage, some
for a hotel. I’ve been fortunate. Every summer, I’ve managed to stay in
the same house. It’s in the village, has an incredible view of the
harbor below and is beautifully equipped inside.<br />
<br />
You might say I run a bed & breakfast. The entire period we’re
down there we have friends who come and stay. There’s a cushion in the
house that says: “You never know how many friends you have until you
have a house in Cornwall.” It’s true. Again, it’s like running a bed
& breakfast. You wake up in the morning and come upstairs and say,
“Do you want two eggs with that or one?”<br />
It’s a joy to be in the village. We are now part of the culture. I
know the locals. In fact, I’m going down in December for a wedding of
friends I’ve made there.<br />
<br />
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Keep reading <a href="https://karengilleland.wordpress.com/2015/11/23/a-conversation-with-ian-mcneice-doc-martins-beloved-bert-large/" target="_blank">HERE</a> at Karen's blog. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-36853585534814454352015-11-25T06:39:00.003+10:002015-11-25T06:39:55.238+10:00Cheery Clunes couldn't be more different to his Doc Martin character<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />
Martin Clunes is the star and co-steward of <i>Doc Martin</i>, the
popular and personally beloved British import about a big-city doctor
whose life becomes enmeshed, to his ongoing discomfort, with the people
of Portwenn, a Cornish fishing village (He retreats there when a
suddenly acquired fear of blood interrupts his surgical career).<br />
<br />
It
is a comedy of extreme frustration, in which Clunes' Dr. Ellingham,
highly competent at his job and self-defeating in life, nevertheless
manages to fall in love, with Caroline Catz's schoolteacher Louisa, have
a child and marry, in that order (There are many other characters, each
frustrated and frustrating in his or her own way). This has happened at
a glacial pace and with many excruciating detours – a pace slowed
further by the fact that, though the events of one season lead more or
less straight into the events of the next, the show now appears only
every other year. Martin and Louisa's son, James, born in a 2011
episode, is still a baby.<br />
<br />
That on-off, schedule, which involves
both Clunes and his producer wife, Philippa Braithwaite, has been
adopted in order to not unduly disturb either the life of their daughter
or that of Port Isaac (Port Wenn in the series), where the show films;
its global success, which has also generated native adaptations in
several other countries, has turned the town into something of a tourist
destination. It's also because, Clunes says, "We'd never get the
scripts in shape in any less time. It's not an easy show to write.
However much time is never enough".<br />
<br />
Though the character he plays
on television is serious to a fault, Clunes himself is a cheery sort who
finds amusement everywhere; indeed, he can barely speak for laughing.<br />
<br />
<b>It's your show, you're somewhat in charge of the character. But to what degree is he in charge of you?</b><br />
<br />
That's
a good question. I can tell off the page just reading it to myself when
scripts come in and somebody's just gauged it wrong. Like if he
apologizes, or uses the F-word – we don't go there. It sounds so wanky
to say he lives, but I'm also very aware that I'm motivated by a huge
desire to fall over and walk into things to make people laugh. You do
get into a groove, which is great, when you get to act with the same
people a lot. Like with, Caroline Catz – it's like a duet, you're like a
duo jamming together.<br />
<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/74125236/cheery-clunes-couldnt-be-more-different-to-his-doc-martin-character" target="_blank">HERE</a> at stuff.co.nz </div>
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<br />
What is it about Dr. Martin Ellingham’s abrasive bedside manner and
particular ways that keeps up coming back to watch his jaw dropping
antics? For over a decade, <b> Doc Martin </b>has been a favorite not only of our viewers here at GPB but all over the world.<br />
<br />
The reasons why we love him are countless and we’ll get to reminisce
in the must see behind the scenes special “Doc Martin: Seven Grumpy
Seasons” which premieres on GPB on Thursday, November 26 at 8:30 pm. In
honor of this occassion, special guest Ian McNeice who plays Bert Large,
will be in studio taking part in the roast of the good doctor. An
appropriate exercise for Turkey Day we think!<br />
<br />
We also thought of the answer to the first question posed in this
post. There are many responses but here are 3 reasons why we love Doc
Martin:<br />
<br />
<b>1. He’s socially awkward.</b> In the rural English town
of Portwenn, everyone is friendly and pleasant. Doc Martin on the other
hand seems to have trouble assimilating with the locals...or he doesn’t
want to. His sour attitude throws the townspeople off, an attitude
particularly strange for a doctor; he simply cannot grasp the concept of
“small talk” and his humor has a lot to be desired. In season one
episode two, “Gentlemen Prefer”, Martin cracks a joke about needing
1,000 loyalty points for a free coffin - not the best way to approach a
patient!<br />
<br />
<b>2. Despite his lack of warmth, he’s always honest.</b>
Martin might not be the most pleasant person in Portwenn, but he’ll tell
it like it is for your own good. In season two episode 14, “Erotomania”
for example, Martin gives Mark some bad news about his fiancee. While
Mark refuses to believe that Julie is a fake, he later realizes Martin
was telling the truth. Speaking of truth…<br />
<br />
<b>3. The good doctor does have a soft-spot.</b> In the
same episode, Martin lets his true feelings for Louise slip. Martin
isn’t much of a drinker but Louise convinces him to have wine at his
place. After several sips Martin proclaims, “ All I think about every
day is just catching a glimpse of you.” Pretty smooth doc, until he
takes it back and accuses Louise of having erotomania, the delusion that
a stranger is in love with you. Ouch!<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Found <a href="http://www.gpb.org/blogs/family/2015/11/23/3-reasons-why-we-love-doc-martin" target="_blank">HERE</a> at GPB. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-74615388786719758062015-11-18T06:48:00.002+10:002015-11-18T06:48:26.089+10:00Calling All Clunatics: Send Your Doc Martin Fan Video Messages for Martin Clunes NOW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />
<em>Doc Martin</em> fans: NOW is the time for you to record your special
fan video messages for Martin Clunes, because they could be shown on
live TV on ITV!<br />
<br />
One of the producers of <em><strong><a href="http://www.itv.com/lorraine" target="_blank">Lorraine</a></strong></em>, the ITV morning show, just let me know that host <strong>Lorraine Kelly</strong> will be chatting with <strong><em>Doc Martin</em></strong> star <strong>Martin Clunes</strong> this Thursday, 19 November 2015.<br />
<br />
Even better, the show’s producers are inviting fans of Martin Clunes and <em>Doc Martin</em> to send in <strong>video messages</strong> about your love for the ever-popular ITV series and its star.<br />
<br />
So if you’ve ever wanted to tell Martin about how big a Clunatic you are, here’s your chance!<br />
(And if you’re desperate for<strong> Series 8 of <em>Doc Martin</em></strong>, you can also make your pleas, I mean desires, known to the man who can make it happen.)<br />
<br />
Both individual and group fan videos are welcome.<br />
<br />
The producers will be selecting the best videos to show to Martin and <em>Lorraine</em> viewers during his segment, so make yours brilliant!<br />
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Videos should:<br />
<ul>
<li>Focus on why you love <em>Doc Martin</em> and Martin Clunes.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Be kept to 10-20 seconds max in length.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Emailed to <a href="mailto:MMA@ITV.COM" target="_new">MMA@ITV.COM</a> — NO LATER THAN <strong>3 PM UK time</strong> (10 AM Eastern/7 AM Pacific) tomorrow, <strong>Wednesday, 18 November 2015</strong>. (Videos larger than 10MB should be sent using <a href="https://www.wetransfer.com/" target="_blank">WeTransfer</a>.)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Note: Begging and pleading for <strong><em>Doc Martin: Series 8</em></strong> is optional.</li>
</ul>
Here’s to your fan videos being shown to Martin Clunes on the <em>Lorraine</em> show!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">
Found <a href="http://thebritishtvplace.com/2015/11/calling-all-clunatics-send-your-doc-martin-fan-video-messages-for-martin-clunes-now/" target="_blank">HERE</a> at The British TV Place. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-6809711811227923302015-11-13T06:17:00.000+10:002015-11-13T06:17:10.737+10:00Series 8??<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />
The seventh series of <em>Doc Martin</em> is about to complete its
national premiere in the US, and fans already want to know if there will
be an eighth. So I asked Ian McNeice.<br />
<br />
<strong>Ian McNeice</strong>, aka <em>Doc Martin</em>‘s Bert Large,
is in the US right now, at American Public Television’s Fall
Marketplace, where public TV programming execs are gathered to meet him
and enthuse about <strong><em>Doc Martin</em></strong>, while screening others of APT’s programs for their upcoming schedules.<br />
<br />
We all know Ian as a fine actor, and now I can say from personal
experience that he is a genuinely nice guy, too, as he was happy to chat
with me by phone this morning, despite my cracking, croaky,
under-the-weather voice.<br />
<br />
Before we spoke about <em>Doc Martin</em>, we spent a couple minutes on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of <a href="http://amzn.to/1LamAK0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby</em></a>,
which I recently re-watched and in which Ian played several roles.
Here’s a bit of trivia he shared with me: As a result of the reciprocity
agreement for the RSC’s troupe of 38 British actors appearing on
Broadway, London’s West End got… Elizabeth Taylor in the play <em>Little Foxes</em>.<br />
<br />
Then we moved straight into <em>Doc Martin</em>, one of the most popular British TV imports ever. With Acorn TV about to stream the finale of <a href="http://amzn.to/1kN004K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Doc Martin: Series 7</em></a>, and public TV stations set for the broadcast premiere of the series in 2016, what I and the rest of <em>Doc Martin</em> fandom want to know is this: Will there be a Series 8?<br />
<br />
According to Ian:<br />
<br />
“Every year that we make the series, we come to the end
of the filming, and the last two weeks are all spent with the same
question. All the actors ask each other, ‘Do you think we’re going to
come back?’ Nobody knows… We all want to come back, but we have no idea,
and it all hinges on two or three things.<br />
<br />
“It hinges on the ratings, whether the ratings are good for ITV, and
the next one is whether everyone wants to do it or not. So that really
relies on whether Martin Clunes wants to do it again, whether Philippa
Braithwaite and Mark Crowdy, the producers, come up with enough good
script ideas. There’s a limit to how many ‘will they or won’t they get
together again,’ which is a mainstay of the show.<br />
<br />
“The good news is that, this past series has been one of the best
that they’ve ever done. Everybody’s very happy with it. ITV are over the
moon with it. The ratings have been terrific… And ITV is going to give
us a dinner to celebrate the viewing figures.”<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Keep reading <a href="http://thebritishtvplace.com/2015/11/interview-ian-mcneice-on-doc-martin-international-versions-guest-starring-in-us-version/" target="_blank">HERE</a> at The British TV Place. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-76992256812638551872015-11-09T06:39:00.003+10:002015-11-09T06:39:57.680+10:00The week in TV: Doc Martin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a class=" u-underline" data-component="in-body-link" data-link-name="in body link" href="https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/doc-martin" title=""><strong>Doc Martin</strong></a>
represents one of my guiltier pleasures, in that I watch it in what I
think of as my time “off”, freed from doing the serious important
note-taking shtick or being asked to struggle professionally to fathom
the enduring appeal of <em>Downton</em>. <em>The Big Bang Theory</em>, <em>The Wright Stuff</em>, reruns of <em>Jonathan Creek</em> or <em>Endeavour</em> – all are just-for-me equivalents of warm mismatched socks, a hot-water bottle and burnt bubbling cheap cheese on toast. Bliss.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I dread the day Martin Ellingham – his surname an anagram of showrunner Dominic Minghella, is this interesting? <em>(No, Ed.) </em>–
gets all worthy or political or even relevant, and I have to review it
seriously. And, the saints be blessed, that still looks roundly unlikely
from this sofa. We’re still freely invited, 11 years on and at the
close of the latest series, to giggle smugly at Cornwall, and what
immense fun <em>that</em> is. Those who have been there know that the
inhabitants live in perhaps the most glorious corner of God’s green
earth, and there should be payback, so we’re probably entitled to regard
the Cornubian batholith as the Land That Education Forgot. Almost
everyone be a moron.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bert Large is a cunning 20-chinned moron. Son Al is a misunderstood moron. Mrs Tishell is a comedy escapee from <em>The Archers</em>,
and a moron in italics. Sexy Morwenna is a trainee moron (yet there’s
hope, and, left to her own devices, she correctly divines that 100% of
those waiting for the absent doctor’s curt ministrations are slouchy
malingerers or alcoholics). King Captain Moron is, of course, PC Joe,
who in this final series episode managed to louse up in every way
imaginable short of snagging his own pancreas in a bear-trap. Actor John
Marquez deserves great credit: not since <a class=" u-underline" data-component="in-body-link" data-link-name="in body link" href="http://www.channel4.com/programmes/father-ted/videos/all/sweet-memories" title="">Father Dougal</a> has there been on our screens a more credible, human, moron.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> In the end, after some relatively serious business involving the Doc’s
kidnapping, serious mainly because one doesn’t ever dick about with
Gemma Jones possessed of the “nice” end of a shotgun and a righteous
wrath, Louisa and Martin were gently reunited. “I think I’ve been a
little bit obsessed with people having to be normal. But they’re not,
are they?” You said it, girl from Cornwall. Sweeter, more seriously, “I
know you weren’t going to let me down,” which is very much all a girl
wants. But… only sometimes. Hence the clever personal tension
underwriting the relationship at the heart of this series, and which,
apart from the sweet morons and Martin Clunes’s deadpan perfections,
lends it its entirely fathomable appeal. More, more.</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Found <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/08/doc-martin-review-cuffs-brighton-police-drama-great-pottery-throw-down-the-hunt-david-attenborough" target="_blank">HERE</a> at the Guardian. </span></span></div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-25375637843904487562015-11-04T06:37:00.002+10:002015-11-04T06:37:43.476+10:00Knock knock...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Found <a href="https://twitter.com/WeAreSTV" target="_blank">HERE</a> at STV's Twitter page.</div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-25925400311689466802015-11-02T20:32:00.002+10:002015-11-02T20:32:24.105+10:00Much the same thing....Spain? Are you sure?!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Doc Martin – ITV, 9pm<br />
<br />
DOC Martin has been held hostage so many times, the surprise is PC Penhale hasn't engaged himself as his personal bodyguard.<br />
<br />
Tonight
he's back in the clutches of yet another crazed villager. Although,
handily for the last episode of the series, having time to himself,
albeit unwanted, does give him an opportunity to reflect on his and
Louisa's future. A moment of realisation he undergoes at the end of
every season, before the next one starts, amidst thudding inevitability,
with the couple right back at the beginning.<br />
<br />
As it stands, Louisa
is supposed to be leaving for Spain. Soon, however, she is amidst a
rescue party of villagers hellbent on setting the, er, much-loved, Doc
free.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">
Found <a href="http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/TV-Preview-Doc-Martin-8211-ITV-9pm/story-28085896-detail/story.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div>
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It's strange to think that Martin Clunes is now more well-known for Doc
Martin than he would be for, say, Men Behaving Badly. Crazy. Anyway, the
finale in the series sees Louisa worrying about Dr Timoney's suggestion
that she and Martin aren't meant to be together might have prompted him
to leave Portwenn for good. Calling on Ruth, Morwenna and Janice for
help, she tries to track the down the missing GP, with no luck. However,
what Dr Ellingham's friends and family fail to realise is that he is
actually trapped up at the Winton farm, where desperate wife Annie is
trying to coerce him into performing a life-saving operation on her
terminally ill husband Jim. Meanwhile, Ruth and Bert seek out Al to
offer him a proposition regarding the whisky and the B&B</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
Found <a href="http://entertainment.ie/tv-highlight/Doc-Martin/372286.htm" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-15231433301342772702015-10-30T06:28:00.002+10:002015-10-30T06:28:57.419+10:00Caroline Catz: 'Even though Louisa and Doc Martin love each other it may not be sensible to have a relationship'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Caroline Catz reveals it’s make or
break time for Doc Martin and Louisa in the final episode of the Cornish
comedy-drama on Monday.<br />
<br />
Caroline, who plays Louisa, told What's
on TV: “Louisa and the Doc (Martin Clunes) have been on big journey in
their relationship during this series. Then, true to Doc Martin, there’s
a mad, interesting and insane situation that takes them on this other
journey!”<br />
<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/whatsontvuk" target="_blank"><strong>What’s on TV</strong> </a>can
reveal things take an unexpected turn in the Ellingham’s relationship
when Mrs Annie Winton, played by Gemma Jones, kidnaps the Doc!<br />
<br />
The
Doc’s priorities quickly change from his relationship to survival when a
house call to Annie Winton (Gemma) turns nasty. Terrified of husband
Jim dying from his malignant tumour Annie demands Doc treats Jim at home
so he doesn’t have to go to hospital. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Louisa is left wondering why her estranged husband hasn’t turned up for their make-or-break dinner…<br />
<br />
But
while everyone else thinks the Doc has done a runner, Louisa isn’t so
sure. She enlists the help of Pc Penhale (John Marquez) and retraces
Martin’s steps to the Winton farm, where Annie’s got her gun!<br />
<br />
Will it be curtains for the couple, one way or the other?<br />
<br />
Caroline
explained: ‘Martin has this great integrity. He’s a real anti-hero in a
way, and has his own quirky charisma, which Louisa loves.<br />
<br />
“She
puts up with him because he’s a kind, considerate person who finds it
really difficult to express himself. But even though they love each
other it may not be sensible for them to have a relationship.”<br />
<br />
The final episode of Doc Martin screens on ITV, Monday, November 2 at 9pm.<br />
<span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span>Found <a href="http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/doc-martin/news/caroline-catz-even-though-louisa-and-doc-martin-love-each-other-it-may-not-be-sensible-to-have-a-relationship" target="_blank">HERE</a> at What's on TV.</span></div>
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-1396466501198184712015-10-29T21:28:00.001+10:002015-10-29T21:28:51.794+10:00Nicholas Lumley in Doc Martin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />
I had a coffee this morning with charming Hungerford actor Nicholas
Lumley to find out what his experience was like acting in the popular
Doc Martin series with Martin Clunes.<br />
<br />
“The casting call was for an eccentric old farmer with an accent
based loosely in the West country. At the audition the director told me
just to ‘talk pirate’. I was delighted to get the part, as there is
always lots of competition.<br />
<br />
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but the sun always shines in Doc
Martin. This is deliberate – any grey skies are edited out in
post-production. This creates a holiday destination atmosphere on set
even when it is wet and windy filming.<br />
<br />
Caroline and I had a lovely stay for four days in The Slipway Hotel
in Port Isaac opposite the harbour. The hotel is always in the episodes,
besides Mrs Tickle chemist shop – which in real life is a sweety gift
shop that sells Doc Martin souvenirs. Most of the filming takes place at
a farm near the town.<br />
<br />
I was asked if I minded having the caravan on the farm as a dressing
room. It wasn’t very big but Sigourney Weaver had used it the week
before…(she had met Martin on a chat show and asked to be in the series
which is very popular in the States). The doctor surgery and most of the
interiors have been constructed in a large barn on this farm.<br />
<br />
I have long been a fan of Martin Clunes so it was a delight to meet
him. He came and introduced himself when I was in make-up having my
prosthetic goitre put on (which took an hour). Despite his on-screen
grumpy character, Martin is always charming and funny.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Keep reading <a href="http://www.pennypost.org.uk/2015/10/lumley-doc-martin/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125373949652825043.post-67843847197741574562015-10-29T06:33:00.002+10:002015-10-29T06:33:51.282+10:00TV Times Cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>She's in the middle of filming a brand new season of much-loved British comedy-drama Doc Martin.</span></span></span></div>
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it looked as though Caroline Catz wasn't going to be forgetting her
Tuesday on set in a hurry as the star shot some chilly scenes on
Brighton Beach. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Despite
the harrowing temperatures along the British coastline, the 45-year-old
star was seen dipping her head into a bucket of cold water as the
cameras rolled. </span></span></span></div>
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<span><br />Attempting to shield herself from the
cold, the actress sported a palm print wet suit top, skinny jeans and
knee-high black boots.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Though her
chilly ordeal clearly called for an extra layer as a female companion
was seen helping the British star cover up beneath a long blue puffer
jacket, while her wet brunette locks were wrapped into a towel. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Fortunately, Caroline appeared to see the funny side as she laughed incessantly while walking along the pebbled beach. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Before her
damp tresses were hidden beneath a towel, Caroline was sure to set
tongues wagging as she leaned over and ran her fingers through the ends
of her hair.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Meanwhile,
the mother-of-two previously opened up about her role on the popular TV
series, and insisted that it's one of the best projects she's ever
done. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>'There is no reason in the world not to do this job. It’s too good and too much fun not to,’ she told You magazine in September.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="ext-gen142">The
show sees Caroline star as headteacher Louisa Martin, the wife of the
strangely lovable Doctor Martin Ellingham, played by Martin Clunes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Continuing
to gush about the show, the star said: 'For me, one of the appeals of
Doc Martin is that it inhabits an entirely credible make-believe world
with its own rules, sense of time, space and even fashion.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>‘It’s
a bit like Narnia, or even at times The Prisoner! There’s this amazing,
expansive landscape, which feels so free and open, yet you’re
constantly drawn back to the epicentre of the village, where you can’t
even blow your nose without everyone knowing about it. And you can’t get
away, no matter how hard you try,’ she continued.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span>Found <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3293643/Doc-Martin-s-Caroline-Catz-t-control-laughter-dipping-head-bucket-cold-water-filming-chilly-scenes-Brighton-beach.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> at The Daily Mail (with more photos!).<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span></div>
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It's make or break for Portwenn's most
meant-to-be couple tonight as they face their future in a tense and
gripping episode. Deciding they can't bear another second of couples
therapy, Martin and Louisa vow to make a final decision about their
relationship over dinner. But a couple of unhinged villagers have other
ideas and Martin is held at gunpoint as a worried wife (Gemma Jones)
demands a more optimistic prognosis for her terminally ill husband.
Clearly Martin is unamused and incredulous. Can he talk some sense into
her before Louisa gives up on their marriage? It might be a while till
another series of Doc Martin – please give us a happy ending, Mr Clunes!<span><br /></span></div>
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<span>Found <a href="http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/tv-guide/02-11-15/doc-martin" target="_blank">HERE</a> at What's on TV.</span></div>
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