The ITV drama Doc Martin is coming to an end after 10 series. The drama follows the life of the grumpy and lovable Cornish GP Dr Martin Ellingham who has a brusque bedside manner and a phobia of blood.
Set in the idyllic seaside village of Portwenn Doc Martin, who is played by Martin Clunes, has found love and a home in the village. The last series ended with Doc Martin resigning from his role as Portwenn's GP due to his phobia of blood.
This final series sees the doc making efforts to overcome his phobia and beginning to question whether he made the right decision about resigning. He and Louisa have also welcomed a baby daughter, Mary Elizabeth, who is a sister for four-year-old James Henry. The new series begins on Wednesday, September 7, at 9pm on ITV and you can read everything we know about it here.
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An exact reason for the show's cancellation was not given when the show announced the news in 2020 but producer Philippa Braithwaite said in a statement at the time: "We have loved making nine series of Doc Martin. When we launched the series in 2004 we could never have imagined how much our loyal viewers would take to the grumpy doc like they have. The series has avid fans both in the UK and throughout the world and we are thrilled that Doc Martin has topped the ratings every time.
"However after 16 years we now feel that the time has come to say goodbye to Portwenn. We will be making the 10th and final series in 2021 and we are very much looking forward to returning to Cornwall to film it."
Martin Clunes has also spoken about the show ending. He said: "It certainly felt, with this many episodes in, coming up with the stories, not just the individual stories but the through lines with the characters across the series and their journeys throughout it, it has just been done now, and I think we would be repeating ourselves. It just closes the circle."
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