Doc Martin is coming to an end with this final episode. The Christmas 2022 special marks the final time viewers will see the crotchety Cornish doctor on our screens.
After 18 years, the British drama bids farewell to Doc Martin (Martin Clunes), and all the quirky inhabitants of Portwenn. The Christmas episode is centered around the big holiday itself and Portwenn is preparing for a wonderful time of year. That is until Martin closes down Santa’s grotto because he suspects that Santa (Leonard, played by Ron Cook) is harboring something contagious. This puts a dent in the festive cheer and Louisa’s special Christmas parade.
This prompts locals to refer to the Doc as ‘Grinch’ but it’s part of his general demeanor regarding Christmas anyway. He hates the occasion and we soon find out it’s because he has painful memories of his childhood and being left by himself, with nothing more than a pencil set and orange as his Christmas presents from his parents.
Farewell Doc Martin
Christmas comes to Portwenn! 🎄
Celebrate the season with a very special episode of Doc Martin, premiering December 31 on Acorn TV. pic.twitter.com/BDt8gqGJmq— Acorn TV (@AcornTV) December 29, 2022
The final episode is not sad and leaves us with over 80 hours of memories.
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Doc Martin |
| Network: ITV1Genre: ComedySeasons: 10Episodes: 77 | |
OverviewDoc 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 Grace. The show is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, England, with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn. Five series aired between 2004 and 2011, together with a feature-length special that aired on Christmas Day 2006. Series 6 began airing on ITV on 2 September 2013. |
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😥 After 17 years I think of Portwenn as a real place, with real people… Louisa, Bert and Al Large, Mrs. Tishell, Morwenna, Aunt Ruth, and all the other quirky residents of the beautiful little village, what will become of them? And they need Doc Martin, all these people are so clumbsy, always injuring themselves… Oh what will happen to them all?