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The Best Episodes of Doc Martin

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Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film Saving

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    Doc Martin Season 7 Episode 2 - The Shock of the New
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Shock of the New

    S7:E2

    Al welcomes his first fishing guests, but an uninvited one means that a good review is definitely not guaranteed, while Bert decides to try to rejuvenate trade at the restaurant by joining an online voucher scheme. Morwenna asks Martin for a pay rise, and Louisa has to find a new babysitter to look after James Henry and reluctantly decides to offer Janice a trial. Penhale is excited to receive his new police issue Taser, but Portwenn does not exactly offer him plenty of opportunities to try it out.

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  2. Doc Martin Season 7 Episode 4 - Education, Education, Education
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Education, Education, Education

    S7:E4

    Louisa and Martin have their first therapy session together - though neither of them was expecting they would be given homework - while Morwenna is not happy about it when a teenager on work experience starts trying to boss her around in the surgery. Mrs Tishell is surprised when her husband Clive returns and tells her he wants to give things another go, and Louisa has to call Martin when one of her pupils collapses during a school excursion.

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  3. Doc Martin Season 10 Episode 1 - I Will Survive
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - I Will Survive

    S10:E1

    After having his career scrutinised by the General Medical Council because of his blood phobia, Martin makes efforts to overcome his fear and begins to question whether he made the right decision about resigning.

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  4. Doc Martin Season 10 Episode 3 - How Long Has This Been Going On?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - How Long Has This Been Going On?

    S10:E3

    Martin is called to an emergency at a local farm, but much to his annoyance the sick farmer, Ron Pickford seems well enough to be managing his lambing sheep.

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  5. Doc Martin Season 10 Episode 4 - Everlasting Love
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Everlasting Love

    S10:E4

    Martin rubs up against the new herbalist and Penhale, Louisa and James are all interested in Janice's new pedicure fish. Martin's ex-flame invites him to speak as keynote speaker at Imperial College, and Ruth is back from Mexico with more than maracas.

    Director:Philip John
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Doc Martin Season 10 Episode 5 - Fly Me To The Moon
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Fly Me To The Moon

    S10:E5

    Louisa is shocked and Martin suspicious by the unannounced return of her father. Ruth is helping Martin with his blood phobia when she discovers his predicament, and an unexpected caravan squatter thwarts Bert's dreams of making a quick buck.

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  8. Doc Martin Season 10 Episode 7 - Love Will Set You Free
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Love Will Set You Free

    S10:E7

    The news of Martin's Imperial College job offer is flying through the village, but the Ellinghams are yet to make a decision. Caitlin blames Bert for the flooded pub cellar, and an emergency on the rocks helps Morwenna make some important decisions.

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  9. Doc Martin Season 10 Episode 8 - Our Last Summer
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Our Last Summer

    S10:E8

    The villagers throw the Ellinghams a farewell party and Ruth helps Mrs Tishell deal with the news and encourages her to attend, but it seems that Martin and Louisa aren't going to make it because a farmer has spotted their lost dog.

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  10. Doc Martin Season 7 Episode 8 - The Doctor Is Out
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - The Doctor Is Out

    S7:E8

    Louisa and Martin decide to make a go of it, starting with a conciliatory dinner but Louisa is concerned when Martin fails to show up. In fact he has been taken prisoner by elderly Annie Winton, who wants him to save her terminally ill husband Jim, despite Jim's more stoical attitude. Louisa and Joe Penhale track him down and the outcome provides a solution to the Ellinghams' marriage problems. There is good news too for Al, as not only have Ruth and Bert decided to go into business to market Bert's whiskey to promote Al's B & B but he also gets a date with ...

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  11. Doc Martin Season 7 Episode 7 - Facta Non Verba
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Facta Non Verba

    S7:E7

    Louisa is not best pleased when her new art teacher Erica wants to try out some rather alternative ideas on the children, while Dr Timoney is involved in a car accident outside the school. Penhale is confused when he is offered a transfer to Exeter, Bert decides to go back to being a handyman, and Louisa and Martin are intrigued when Dr Timoney invites them for an additional therapy session. Plus, an American tourist seeks help from the GP.

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  12. Doc Martin Season 10 Episode 2 - One Night Only
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - One Night Only

    S10:E2

    The surgery is chaotic, with both Martin and Louisa now practising from it. Bert's new business venture with Al doesn't get off to a good start, and Penhale suspects noise complaints are due to paranormal activity.

    Director:Philip John
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Doc Martin Season 1 Episode 2 - Gentlemen Prefer
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Gentlemen Prefer

    S1:E2

    Quirky Doc Martin opens his village practice, only to discover that most of his 'patients' enjoy using his waiting room as a makeshift social club.

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  14. Doc Martin Season 1 Episode 3 - Sh*t Happens
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Sh*t Happens

    S1:E3

    When a nasty stomach virus hits Portwenn, half the village takes ill, and Doc thinks he has traced the virus's source to the local swimming pool.

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  15. Doc Martin Season 1 Episode 6 - Haemophobia
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Haemophobia

    S1:E6

    Upon discovering Doc's fear of blood, the village starts buzzing with the news. Bert insists on playing a practical joke, but Doc isn't laughing.

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  16. Doc Martin Season 7 Episode 5 - Control-Alt-Delete
    8.3/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Control-Alt-Delete

    S7:E5

    After reaching breaking point with being followed around by Buddy, Martin resolves to find a vet to have it put down, while Ruth finds out that Bert has been trying to make his own whisky. Clive is suspicious of Mrs Tishell and who she might be cooking meals for, Penhale makes a hash of asking Janice out, and Louisa and Martin's therapy homework results in a picnic on the beach, where they are interrupted by local vet Angela Sim - who appears to be hallucinating.

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  17. Doc Martin Season 1 Episode 1 - Going Bodmin
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Going Bodmin

    S1:E1

    After developing a sudden fear of blood, successful surgeon Dr. Martin Ellingham abandons London for a general practice in a quiet Cornish hamlet.

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  18. Doc Martin Season 1 Episode 5 - Of All the Harbours in All the Towns
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Of All the Harbours in All the Towns

    S1:E5

    When one of his Aunt Joan's former beaus comes back to Portwenn to woo her, Doc must butt in after discovering the man has a serious heart condition.

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  19. Doc Martin Season 2 Episode 3 - Blood Is Thicker
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Blood Is Thicker

    S2:E3

    The Doc deals with a strange family who seem reluctant to let him make house calls, and whose passion for taxidermy seems to hint at a dark secret involving their missing mother. PC Mystow also has family problems when his overbearing sister moves in a sets up shop - much to the Doc's disgust - as a herbalist. A chance remark by Pauline sets Al on a path that could well destroy his relationship with Bert.

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  20. Doc Martin Season 2 Episode 6 - The Family Way
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - The Family Way

    S2:E6

    Martin's estranged parents charming Christopher and Margaret make a surprise visit, school secretary Maureen Tracey visits the doctor with what she thinks it is a thyroid problem, PC Mark Mylow announces he's getting engaged, and when Danny Steel collapses, Dr Ellingham has to carry out emergency surgery to save his life.

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  21. Doc Martin Season 2 Episode 8 - Erotomania
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Erotomania

    S2:E8

    A Salvation Army member arrives in Portwenn to try to trace a missing woman, Danny asks reluctant girlfriend Louisa to move into him, and PC Mark Mylow's medical check has a shock result.

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  22. Doc Martin Season 2 Episode 1 - Old Dogs
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Old Dogs

    S2:E1

    Dr Ellingham visits an elderly patient in the villiage, but has to contend with her irate son, who turns out to be one of Louisa's ex-boyfriends. Things become even more complicated when he meets the new receptionist and sees a patient who claims he was injured while being mugged but refuses to give a statement to the police.

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  23. Doc Martin Season 2 Episode 4 - Aromatherapy
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Aromatherapy

    S2:E4

    The people of Portwenn are concerned for Radio Portwenn's DJ Caroline Bosman, whose increasingly erratic behaviour has them suspecting that she has been hitting the bottle. The Doc has to deal with an elderly patient whose personal aroma can clear a room, but is unable to determine a medical cause for the stench. PC Mylow hopes that his pheremone spray will endear him to a pretty newcomer to the village, while the Doc/Louisa/Danny triangle gets even more complicated.

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  24. Doc Martin Season 7 Episode 1 - Rescue Me
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Rescue Me

    S7:E1

    With Louisa visiting her mother in Spain to get some perspective on their marriage, Martin knows he needs to try to change for the sake of their relationship, so he endeavours to keep his promise to her to see a therapist. Aunt Ruth arranges an appointment for him with Dr Rachel Timoney, but a lifeboat training exercise causes problems for the doctor. Will he get back in time for his first session?

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  25. Doc Martin Season 7 Episode 6 - Other People's Children
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Other People's Children

    S7:E6

    Louisa helps out her ex-boyfriend Danny when he brings seven children from London to camp on Ruth's farm - supervised by Al and Bert - while she and Martin plan a date on the advice of Dr Timoney. However, their night at the restaurant is interrupted when Danny calls saying one of the youngsters has gone missing. Things get worse for the couple when Martin uncovers a health scare at James's first birthday party that makes all the guests leave very quickly.

    Director:Unknown
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  26. Doc Martin Season 2 Episode 2 - In Loco
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #25 - In Loco

    S2:E2

    An outbreak of what the Doc suspects is Impetigo leads to problems for Louisa, who must decide whether to follow the Doc's orders to force the infected children to stay at home, or to help the parents by allowing the children to attend school. The decision is made harder by her impending interview to take over the job of Head Teacher - in front of a board of governors that (to his surprise) includes Doc Martin. Meanwhile, an accident in the Fish and Chip shop leaves Bert behind the fryers and the owner's son, Peter, in need of somewhere to stay while his mother is in hospital. His first choice is with none other than a certain Doctor Martin Ellingham...

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Shock of the New" is the best rated episode of "Doc Martin". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/14/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Education, Education, Education".