Martin Clunes Returns As Doc Martin For Series 4
Martin Clunes is back in Cornwall to film a new series of the ratings winning comedy drama Doc Martin for ITV1.
He returns to play the curmudgeonly Dr Martin Ellingham whose truculent and tactless manner upsets the convivial community of the picture postcard village of Portwenn on the North Cornwall coast.
The last series, which won nine million viewers, ended with a wedding day disaster when the doc and his bride, Louisa, both got cold feet just as they were about to take their vows.
Martin is joined by Caroline Catz as Louisa. Stephanie Cole (Housewife 49, Waiting for God, A Bit of a Do) plays his Aunt Joan, who despairs at her nephew’s caustic comments, but continues to supply emotional support in the face of disquiet among the villagers.
Ian McNeice (Rome, Oliver Twist, White Noise) and Joe Absolom (Vincent, New Tricks, EastEnders) star as father and son, Bert and Al Large. They’ve abandoned Portwenn’s plumbing problems to open a restaurant with unsavoury results. Bert is tired of living on his own and is looking for love. Al tries to play cupid, but Bert isn’t ready for the amorous advances from a local lady.
Katherine Parkinson (The Boat That Rocked, The IT Crowd, Ahead of the Class) returns as the doctor’s hot headed receptionist, who is resisting Al’s requests to move in with him.
In this fourth series school headmistress Louisa has left the village, and the Doc is starting to question whether he wants to stay too.
He sets out to conquer his blood phobia in a bid to resume his former high flying career as a vascular surgeon, and move out of Portwenn for good. But he finds the task is easier said than done.
To complicate matters the Doc discovers an old medical school acquaintance is working at the local hospital. There’s always been a volatile relationship between the doc and ambitious consultant, Dr Edith Montgomery, played by Lia Williams. But when he questions her diagnosis of one of his patients the sparks fly.
But there’s an even bigger surprise in store for the grumpy GP.
Producer Philippa Braithwaite says: “We are delighted to be back in Cornwall to make this fourth series. There are plenty of surprises in store for the Doc, and compelling story lines.”
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I can’t tell you how delighted I am that another series is being made- I just adore Doc Martin.
Where the hell is the fan club and merchandise for fans to buy?? I need the Doc on a coffee mug now!!
Love you Martin
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I so agree with you, Kitty
) Mug is a good idea, although I’ve been planning to put one if his many sarcastic comments on a T-shirt 
I love Doc Martin, hardly can wait for the new series. I love all the characters, the show is extremely funny, Cornwall is stunningly beautiful and writing is witty. Keep it up, Doc, keep it up!!
Haven’t seen Doc Martin this week, what’s happened ? please don’t say it’s finished, its heartbraking when you get into a programme and look forward to seeing it each week, and then it stops suddenly in its’ tracks with no explanation, exasperating !!! it really has just GOT TO CONTINUE forever it possible. There’s so little drama with comedy, great characters and beautiful scenery on TV now, this is a little gem and must not stop !
Please please please continue or let us know why not !!!
from the whole Reeves family.
have just returned from a week in port isaac, have been watching martin filming ‘doc martin’, such a joy to watch and what an amazing guy. Hope another series is made next year and i will return to port isaac once again
I too have just returned from a holiday in Port Isaac and had the pleasure of meeting Martin Clunes during filming, I had my little westie with me and he made a point of coming over to say hello, what a delightful man
and what a great series, I watch repeat after repeat – please someone start a fan club !!!
The blurbs say that in series 4, Louisa has left the village. Does this mean Caroline Catz won’t be appearing in this series? Louisa and Doc have to get together, somehow, somewhere. And how long do we have to wait for the new series to start? Does anyone know how to get hold of a copy of the 2 hour Christmas special that featured the relationship between Louisa and her father? I missed that one – but have bought all the other series on DVD.
saw filming on wednesday in port isaac and louisa was there so is in new series