Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:34 AM

Doc Martin looks good. Just watched the first episode.

Doc Martin

Crippled by a sudden -- and altogether inconvenient -- fear of blood, flashy surgeon Dr. Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes) abandons his bustling London practice and sets up shop as a country doctor in this medically minded British sitcom. At first, he's a source of irritation for the ailing locals, including a pretty teacher (Caroline Catz) who catches his eye. But it doesn't take long for the quirky community to feel like home

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Doc Martin looks good. Just watched the first episode. (Original post)	Hassin Bin Sober	Jun 2012	OP
It's one of my favorites!	Suich	Jun 2012	#1
I just finished watching season 1 - 4. Season 5 I have on order. I love the little details in that	applegrove	Jun 2012	#2
Anxiously awaiting Season 5!	jannyk	Jun 2012	#3
Season 5 seemed a bit...disjointed...to me.	dixiegrrrrl	Jun 2012	#7
I just started watching Season 5	PatSeg	Sep 2012	#16
I just started Season 5 as well, and i like it so far.	cbayer	Sep 2012	#17
They are different.	dixiegrrrrl	Sep 2012	#18
I liked them	PatSeg	Sep 2012	#20
I love Doc Martin	PatSeg	Jun 2012	#4
It's so good, I've watched it twice.	cbayer	Jun 2012	#5
Great series.	NV Whino	Jun 2012	#6
If you've been missing Doc Martin, I suggest a series with a similar flavor: Kingdom	Lydia Leftcoast	Aug 2012	#8
Oh yes!	PatSeg	Aug 2012	#9
agree....watched them all and was waiting for more...but,none appeared.	KoKo	Sep 2012	#10
There were three seasons of Kingdom	PatSeg	Sep 2012	#11
I never could get Season 3....that's what I was hoping Netflix would have...	KoKo	Sep 2012	#12
Season 2 and 3 are there	PatSeg	Sep 2012	#13
Ahh...thanks ...will recheck it.	KoKo	Sep 2012	#15
According to Instantwatcher, Kingdom is expiring on December 1	Lydia Leftcoast	Nov 2012	#23
Will there be a series 6	Iwillnevergiveup	Sep 2012	#14
clune says he does not want to do more.	dixiegrrrrl	Sep 2012	#19
Oh nooooooo!	Iwillnevergiveup	Sep 2012	#21
Just want to say thanks	YankeyMCC	Sep 2012	#22

Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:46 AM

Suich (8,833 posts)

1. It's one of my favorites!

Doc Martin is a funny guy!

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Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 02:53 AM

applegrove (58,376 posts)

2. I just finished watching season 1 - 4. Season 5 I have on order. I love the little details in that

show.

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Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 02:57 AM

jannyk (4,776 posts)

3. Anxiously awaiting Season 5!

It's brilliant!

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Response to jannyk (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 12:56 PM

dixiegrrrrl (30,728 posts)

7. Season 5 seemed a bit...disjointed...to me.

a little forced.
It opened at a point which seemed before the ending of Season 4.
don't want to give anything away.

But overall, still delightfully silly and charming.

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Response to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:56 PM

PatSeg (15,703 posts)

16. I just started watching Season 5

and for some reason, I'm a little disappointed. Maybe they did everything with his character that could be done and now I'm finding him a bit irritating. Aside from the baby, it feels like the same story lines.

I love the setting and the characters, so I am enjoying it, just not as much as I did with the previous seasons.

Netflix has the two Doc Martin prequels available for streaming now. Doc Martin was originally much more likable.

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Response to PatSeg (Reply #16)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 02:02 PM

cbayer (119,991 posts)

17. I just started Season 5 as well, and i like it so far.

Are the prequels worth a look?

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Response to cbayer (Reply #17)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 02:58 PM

dixiegrrrrl (30,728 posts)

18. They are different.

There was actually a single show/movie, then the series was developed, so the "prequels" are different in tone.
The whole collection is quite good, and of course US tv rarely matches it. Would say it is worth your time.
And worth time to check out William and Mary, another series he did.

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Response to cbayer (Reply #17)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 03:49 PM

PatSeg (15,703 posts)

20. I liked them

The characters were different, but the stories were very entertaining. Doc Martin came across as much more vulnerable and sympathetic.

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Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 10:49 AM

PatSeg (15,703 posts)

4. I love Doc Martin

When I first discovered it on Netflix, I'd stay up late at night watching "just one more episode". So many really fun and interesting characters.

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Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:25 PM

cbayer (119,991 posts)

5. It's so good, I've watched it twice.

Absolutely love it. Enjoy!

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Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:02 PM

NV Whino (14,244 posts)

6. Great series.

I loved it.

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Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2012, 11:10 PM

Lydia Leftcoast (46,794 posts)

8. If you've been missing Doc Martin, I suggest a series with a similar flavor: Kingdom

It's about a small-town solicitor named Peter Kingdom (Stephen Fry), who has odd clients, odd relatives, and a family mystery to deal with. The cast includes Hermione Norris (MI-5, Wire in the Blood), Tony Slattery (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), Celia Imrie (you'll recognize her face), and Phyllida Law (Emma Thompson's mother).

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Response to Lydia Leftcoast (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 12:09 PM

PatSeg (15,703 posts)

9. Oh yes!

I love Kingdom. I wish there had been at least one more season. There was a bit of a cliff-hanger there.

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Response to PatSeg (Reply #9)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 08:33 PM

KoKo (69,512 posts)

10. agree....watched them all and was waiting for more...but,none appeared.

I think Netflix only has Season 1 available for view??? I was so excited when it showed up....I had hoped they had more seasons past 2 but doesn't seem so.

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Response to KoKo (Reply #10)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 11:57 AM

PatSeg (15,703 posts)

11. There were three seasons of Kingdom

All of them (2007-2009) are available for streaming on Netflix. The last season was from 2009 and the last episode ended with the results of Peter Kingdom's blood test. It was a set up for a whole new storyline, but now it is unresolved unless they bring the show. Did you see that one?

Still it is a great show and one I will end up watching again.

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Response to PatSeg (Reply #11)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 08:53 PM

KoKo (69,512 posts)

12. I never could get Season 3....that's what I was hoping Netflix would have...

So far as I could find...they only have Season 1. ???

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Response to KoKo (Reply #12)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:39 PM

PatSeg (15,703 posts)

13. Season 2 and 3 are there

They changed the format. There is a little box that says "Series - 1", but if you click on it, there is a drop down menu that will show 2 and 3.

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Response to PatSeg (Reply #13)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:08 PM

KoKo (69,512 posts)

15. Ahh...thanks ...will recheck it.

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Response to KoKo (Reply #15)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 07:02 PM

Lydia Leftcoast (46,794 posts)

23. According to Instantwatcher, Kingdom is expiring on December 1

So hurry if you want to see it.

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Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 09:30 PM

Iwillnevergiveup (5,805 posts)

14. Will there be a series 6

for Doc Martin?

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Response to Iwillnevergiveup (Reply #14)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 03:01 PM

dixiegrrrrl (30,728 posts)

19. clune says he does not want to do more.

He said he was reluctant to do the last season of the series.
The Brits have such a marvelous way of doing ensemble characters, I always want to pick up and move to the village I see on the screen.

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Response to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #19)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:23 AM

Iwillnevergiveup (5,805 posts)

21. Oh nooooooo!

What can we do to change his mind? He was born for that role, and if he got tired of the location, it would be OK with me if he moved his quirky practice to London. Thanks for the update, dixiegrrrl.

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Response to Hassin Bin Sober (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 04:00 PM

YankeyMCC (8,292 posts)

22. Just want to say thanks

For mentioning this show here. I doubt I would've ever tried it out.

So good in surprising ways.

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