Best Medicine
FOX’s Best Medicine Gives Doc Martin a Charming American Update
American remakes of U.K. hits don't always work on this side of the pond. However, Best Medicine, the newest take on Doc Martin, has charm to spare.
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A New 'Doc Martin' Is on the Case in 'Best Medicine'
Most people no longer remember that Doc Martin was initially a spinoff of a British film, the comedy Saving Grace, where star Martin Clunes played "Doc Martin," Dr. Martin Bamford, a London surgeon stuck out in the wilds of Cornwall. When a spinoff was commissioned to explain how
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Everything British for PBS Viewers to Stream in March 2024
March is finally roaring in, sweeping away the remnants of the winter blues and bringing with it the spring debuts. It's out with the old and in with the new, as All Creatures Great & Small, Miss Scarlet & The Duke, and Funny Woman all take a seat
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Older Seasons of 'Doc Martin' To Stream on PBS Passport
Fans of Doc Martin were overjoyed in 2023 when Acorn TV, which had kept the series streaming behind a paywall since it acquired exclusive rights to the show in the mid-2010s, finally allowed the final two seasons out to PBS Passport. The AMC Networks-owned streaming service had always allowed local
Where Are They Now
Where Are They Now: 'Doc Martin'
When Doc Martin was initially introduced in the Nigel Cole comedy Saving Grace in 2000, no one expected the character to still be going in the 2020s, let alone have his own show that had been on the air for nearly 20 years. But the decision to take actor Martin
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What To Watch Now 'Doc Martin' Has Ended
Doc Martin is a tough act to follow. After eighteen years and ten seasons, the show has become a beloved fixture. Whether it’s Portwenn’s collection of idiosyncratic individuals, the gorgeous scenery, or the twists and turns of the relationship between the titular doctor (Martin Clunes) and Louisa (Caroline
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Everything British Coming to PBS Passport in November 2023
We've reached November, and the holidays are just around the corner. World on Fire, Annika, and Hotel Portofino are half over, and the Christmas specials are going to be descending upon us in a month or so. Sunday nights are packed with British mysteries; Thursdays (for some local
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'Doc Martin's Final Season To Premiere on PBS Passport in November
When the character of "Doc Martin" was initially introduced as Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 film Saving Grace, it is highly doubtful that actor Martin Clunes thought he'd be playing the character nearly a quarter century on, let alone that his role would have become
Actors and Actresses
British Actors You Should Know: Martin Clunes
Martin Clunes was born into a theatrical family, the son of Shakespearean stage actor Alec Clunes and related to Jeremy Brett (Sherlock Holmes). He attended the Royal Russell School in Surrey and the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London. His acting career began in repertory, followed by many British sitcoms
Actors and Actresses
British Actors You Should Know: Caroline Catz
Caroline Catz throws herself into representations of strong-minded women with enthusiasm. Quite often, they're women in uniform — she was as well known in Britain for roles in police procedurals The Bill and The Vice as she was for being Doc Martin's wife. Her family loved theater,
Doc Martin
Everything to Remember Ahead of 'Doc Martin' Season 9's Debut on PBS Passport
Doc Martin's ten-season run only just concluded in December of 2022, nearly two decades after its 2004 premiere. The series was on the air for so long that it outlasted one of my marriages and four of my cats; the last time it was on PBS (in 2015)
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Everything British Streaming on PBS Passport in July 2023
The world may have changed drastically since 2014, but a few things will always be true: Death, Taxes, and Endeavour's finale being followed by Grantchester's debut on Sunday nights on PBS in July. However, this will be the last year of that truth, as Endeavour'