tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86638909491561931062024-02-19T14:27:21.110+10:00Doc Martin Series 6Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-19437736173131270542015-03-29T23:25:00.003+10:002015-03-29T23:25:33.032+10:00Series 7 blog is up and running...sort of!If you're looking for links to heaps of articles that all tell you the same thing about Series 7 in a slightly different way, then look no further! The Doc Martin Series 7 Blog is up and running. On the blog you'll find absolutely no original content! It's all links! It's a bit like using Google to find out about Series 7, without actually having to use Google, cause I've done that bit for you. Enjoy!<br />
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-70987008009019399372014-03-30T17:56:00.001+10:002014-03-30T17:56:58.926+10:00Martin Clunes March 26 One Show<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/f5hqQZjnFS0" width="480"></iframe>Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-48165270807835234342014-03-30T17:54:00.001+10:002014-03-30T17:54:30.329+10:00Martin Clunes - This Morning - March 26, 2014<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ACkuHYP8tbE" width="480"></iframe>Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-26167849798304267722014-03-30T17:53:00.001+10:002014-03-30T17:53:30.428+10:00Doc Martin star Martin Clunes says...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Actor reveals more about new documentary, Martin Clunes & A Lion Called Mugie, and series 7 of Doc Martin......<br />
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.....When asked about Doc Martin<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">, t</a>he star said series 7 - which will return in 2015 - will see the lead character try and work things out with wife Louisa.<br />
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He said: "We're going to try with couple counseling. In the series' we usually bring the couple apart and back again."<br />
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The series 6 finale involved a big climax with Martin peering at
Louisa’s CT scan, which reveals an arteriovenous malformation, which
lead to her staying as his patient and wife.<br />
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-52558490348506717332014-03-22T21:37:00.003+10:002014-03-22T21:38:05.447+10:00Be part of Series 7!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">On the 18 March The Haven, Breast Cancer Support Centres, is hosting a<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span>special evening with Martin Clunes <span style="color: black;">at T</span><span style="color: black;">he Mint Leaf Restaurant, Haymarket. The evening will consist of a welcome
drink, a sit-down interview with the Doc Martin star, with an opportunity for
questions from the floor, followed by a drinks and canapé reception. Martin
will be discussing his long and varied career, from his antics
filming Men Behaving Badly to his most recent success playing a nation's favourite, Dr
Martin Ellingham.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">Here you will find exclusive silent auction
prizes which have been kindly donated and exclusively chosen for this event. Do not miss out on the opportunity to bid for a
walk-on part on the upcoming series of Doc Martin, a suit personally donated and
worn by Martin Clunes and a two night's stay at The Bay Hotel in Port Isaac
which has been featured on the set of the highly acclaimed British TV
series.</span></div>
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to this event, then do not fret as there are still a small number of tickets
left. We are urging people to buy them as soon as possible to
avoid disappointment. </span></div>
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-66646350625615286502014-03-09T20:10:00.001+10:002014-03-09T20:10:12.188+10:00Just because...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-43102762262581602072014-02-15T23:03:00.001+10:002014-02-15T23:03:31.113+10:00Strike a pose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For five seasons spread out over 10 years, actor Martin Clunes has
descended on the fictional seaside town of Portwenn as its brusk but,
deep down, loving and lovable Dr. Martin Ellingham on <i>Doc Martin</i>.<br />
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On the show, the doc is a one-time surgeon whose disdain for blood and
gore had him hightailing it from the big city to the town where its
quirky characters' ailments are often decidedly less bloody. But <i>Doc Martin</i>
is much more than a comedy about an ill-mannered doctor. It's about a
quaint town - in the real world, Port Isaac, Cornwall - that's so comfy
cozy you just want to wrap yourself in it. It's about the townspeople
who are nosy, but nosy because they care about their town and their
neighbors.<br />
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And it's about a doctor whose bad temper can't mask his love for Louisa (Caroline Catz) and their baby son James.<br />
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Martin spoke with TVFirstLook about <i>Doc Martin</i>'s sixth season
starting in February, the doctor's wedding to Louisa - and their
explosive honeymoon, and the likelihood of there being a seventh season.<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://www.tvfirstlook.com/2014/01/5qs-on-friday-martin-clunes.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-49262064658459594642014-02-15T22:36:00.000+10:002014-02-15T22:36:15.097+10:00Caroline Catz on DCI Banks, Doc Martin and training with the Army<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"I love playing Louisa and it's brilliant being in Cornwall but it's
great to have the opportunity to play a different role. When I'm playing
Louisa, I spend most of my time trying to educate Martin into how he
can be a little more approachable, so it's nice to have the tables
turned and play the tricky, difficult one."<br />
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Given that home is London, it's fair to say Catz knows the country's rail links well, and her kids do too.<br />
"Obviously I get back as soon as I can every weekend, but they've come up to Leeds and they spend a lot of time in Cornwall."<br />
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It's not been confirmed whether Doc Martin, which is filmed every two years, will return for a seventh series.<br />
"It was brilliant to do series six because we didn't think
we would," says the actress, who admits she's due some time out after a
manic year. "I'm tired and ready for a rest," says Catz.<br />
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She can also indulge her guilty pleasure – Twitter
browsing, saying "I've got a Twitter persona but not as me. I just like
following people I'm interested in."<br />
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Read more: <a href="http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Caroline-Catz-DCI-Banks-Doc-Martin-training-Army/story-20542940-detail/story.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-15403793903022152192014-02-15T22:24:00.004+10:002014-02-15T22:24:56.424+10:00Copy Cats<div style="text-align: center;">
Rather amused to see that KCTS9 has lifted the little blurb from the top of this page to use for their Viewer Guide. Word for word! </div>
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-88641180284493491572014-02-15T22:15:00.000+10:002014-02-15T22:15:17.350+10:00Syndication of Doc Martin bolsters viewership, fundraising for pubTV stations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Through science you can predict when water will boil or the effect of gravity on a falling object; but in television, trying to forecast when a particular program will become a hit with viewers is impossible, as the commercial networks learn anew every year.<br />
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To break through on public television, a program must first traverse a maze of obstacles just to reach air. Fundraising and commissioning decisions, co-production and licensing deals, marketing strategies and fundraising tactics — some combination of these are required to bring shows into the PBS schedule or into syndication on local public TV stations from San Francisco to Chicago and Bangor, Maine.<br />
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This case study focuses on what it took to create a hit with Doc Martin, the most popular syndicated program airing on public TV stations.<br />
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-8466061507615484542014-01-27T20:56:00.001+10:002014-01-27T20:56:09.050+10:00Series 7 seeming more likely...The following paragraph is taken from an article with Martin Clunes, featured in The New York Times.<br />
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The show will shoot a seventh season in 2015, but Mr. Clunes said that
is likely to be the last one, given the challenges of not repeating
story lines. “As much as I’d love to keep on doing it, I just don’t know
if we can. It might become a soap opera.”<br />
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Read the rest of the article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/arts/television/the-british-series-doc-martin-takes-off-in-us.html?_r=0" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-7257112318195894032014-01-11T21:39:00.000+10:002014-01-11T21:39:46.675+10:00Series 6 in AustraliaSeries 6 is set to hit Australian television screens (ABC1) on Saturday 1st February 2014 at 7.30pm. <br />
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One of ABC’s most popular dramas, <b>Doc Martin,</b> returns in early February. It’s back on Saturday nights in February. This season premiered in the UK in September, but it isn’t clear if the show will be renewed for 2014.<br />
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Keep reading <a href="http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/01/returning-doc-martin-3.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> at TV Tonight. </div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-23977483619001519032014-01-07T16:04:00.001+10:002014-01-07T16:04:26.068+10:00Doc Martin Outtakes Series 6<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0cNuULerexI" width="480"></iframe>Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-41198578171523503652013-11-23T22:23:00.001+10:002013-11-23T22:23:22.961+10:00Doc Martin Series 6 Behind the Scenes Joe and Ian Pitching in Boston<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Gfq_a8xaxGM" width="480"></iframe>Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-28744589444428722622013-11-17T20:34:00.002+10:002013-11-17T20:34:50.200+10:00Fab Photos @ Doc Martin Online<div style="text-align: center;">
Some more amazing photos from Series Six have been added to DOC MARTIN ONLINE! Check the whole kit and caboodle out <a href="http://www.docmartinonline.net/media/image-gallery/series-6-filming/" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</div>
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Found on Caroline Catz New and Talk Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=o.279283415436797&type=3" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-32022861264156103922013-11-17T11:55:00.001+10:002013-11-17T11:55:23.110+10:00Way to go Idaho! Ron's Pick - Doc Martin Revealed<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qtyQkoDGH90" width="480"></iframe>Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-64906029310319337872013-11-10T22:29:00.001+10:002013-11-10T22:29:24.618+10:00Chat with Bert and Al Large from ‘Doc Martin’ Thursday, Nov 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Attention Doc Martin fans, have we got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you!
Ian McNeice and Joe Absolom, a.k.a. Bert and Al Large from Doc Martin,
will be answering your questions LIVE on Thursday, November 14 at 2:00pm
CDT/3:00pm EDT in celebration of the release of season 6 of Doc Martin
to public television, your home in the U.S. for Doc Martin. FYI, series 6
will begin airing on KERA-TV on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 7:00pm
and on public television stations around the country beginning in
February so check local listings.
The live Facebook chat will take place from Boston, MA and the APT Fall Marketplace today. The chat will be hosted by APT and Acorn Media on the Acorn Fan Facebook page.
The chat is open to all audiences so, Tellyspotting readers, get your head right with ball and be ready. Both Ian and Joe will be answering all your long-awaited unanswered questions. You have waited almost two years for this…you don’t want to miss it when it returns!<br />
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Source: <a href="http://tellyspotting.org/2013/11/10/chat-with-bert-and-al-large-from-doc-martin-thursday-nov-14/" target="_blank">HERE </a></div>
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-74785477938284815122013-10-31T20:54:00.001+10:002013-10-31T20:54:34.722+10:00Fancy a bit of Memorabilia?<div style="text-align: center;">
Thanks to Biffpup for finding this Order of Service booklet from the wedding of Martin and Louisa, on Ebay.</div>
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<i>Doc Martin</i> fans will have recently seen the sixth series of the
hit comedy drama conclude on ITV with scenes involving the show's hero
rushing to the airport. For some fans, just seeing the programme on the
telly isn't enough though - when <i>Doc Martin</i> is being filmed, a
sizable crowd forms on location. Philip Bates headed to Cornwall in June
2013, and this is what he experienced...<br />
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<i>"Bang!" The Lexus collides with a fruit stall, swerving away from a
red van. The air bags explode into life. Part of the stall collapses and
a wave of oranges roll down the steep hill - past the school and into
the idyllic village of Portwenn.</i><br />
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It's all gone according to plan.<br />
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The Cornish fishing village, Port Isaac, has been invaded by the cast and crew of ITV's award-winning comedy-drama, <i>Doc Martin</i>
- and its legion of fans from around the world. The crowd has gathered
on Fore Street and a wonderful mixture of accents mutter excitedly as
Dr. Martin Ellingham himself, aka actor Martin Clunes, storms out of his
car, stumbles over the wrecked stall and playfully air-punches the
other driver.<br />
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"Ooh, he's hitting him!" one woman exclaims. Her husband reassures her: "I think they're just messing around."<br />
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Thankfully, this is just a rehearsal. When Martin swerved his car, a
shocked gasp went up from the crowd. "Can we not gasp so loudly when the
cameras are actually rolling please?" a runner begs, laughing.<br />
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They have to let traffic through; a few cars, vans and lorries, then
some walkers. A lorry that's been instructed to circle around the block
for the past 20 minutes explains that he's actually destined for
filming. Clunes sits down on a low wall while the crew set the scene up
again. Some walkers pass between the two crowds with an array of dogs -
Clunes can't help but fuss over them as he chats to their owners. His
genuine love for the animals shines through.<br />
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It's been a long day for him already: he's been filming outside the
Doc's house since 7am. It's now mid-afternoon and he's still got to
shoot this one scene from three different angles, run down a very steep
hill numerous times then relocate to the harbour to act opposite John
Marquez, who plays the bumbling PC Penhale. He stopped for a coffee at
local cafe, May Contain Nuts, and was swamped by fans looking for a chat
and a photo.<br />
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<i>A gaggle of girls walk past and giggle as the Doc slams his car door,
stumbles over the wrecked fruit stall and storms over. The other driver
is astounded when Martin demands use of his former-Royal Mail van. With
the air bag deployed, he can't use the Lexus - and it's an emergency.</i><br />
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The crash is a surprisingly complex scene, so quite a while passes in between takes.<br />
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The runners use this time to organise the amassing crowds and address
complaints that people can't freely move about this part of the village.
Sightseers filter through (some genuinely interested in filming
regardless; others annoyed by the disruption to their day). The majority
are here just to see Clunes & Co working on their favourite show.<br />
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The production crew have got it down to a fine art now: <i>Doc Martin</i>
has been filmed in Port Isaac and the surrounding area since its debut
in 2004. "They're saying this will be the last one," one runner says,
"but I don't think it will be. It's still as popular as ever."<br />
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Fans never seem to tire of the grumpy GP who suffers from the fear of
blood, haemophobia: the first episode was watched by 9.93 million
people, and its audience has stayed steadily around 8 million ever since
(huge numbers in this multi-channel age). The international fanbase is
even bigger.<br />
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It's an incredible achievement, but then, <i>Doc Martin</i> is an incredible show.<br />
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Perhaps its success is due to its stunning vistas: an American watching
filming from the sidelines says she has an Australian friend who
travelled to the UK last year just to see Port Isaac. The locals all
have different opinions on it, of course, but none deny the amount of
tourism it has brought in. Meander around the shops and you'll see an
array of <i>Doc Martin</i> postcards, bags, magnets, t-shirts, mugs...
and then some. Rental properties are well-stocked with DVDs, and a
walking tour sets off from the Fish Cellars every Friday.<br />
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The harbour-side confectioners (which doubles as Portwenn Chemist) is
extremely proud of its association with the show, selling magazine
article prints for charity and a guide to filming locations. Signed
photos of the cast are framed on the wall.<br />
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"Port Isaac has changed dramatically since we first started filming in
the village," Martin says. "On a fine day there are thousands of people
who come to watch us. The number of people who come to see us now is
phenomenal, particularly people from America."<br />
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I visit one of the local shops and ask the owner how she feels about
missing out on filming because she's stuck behind the counter. She just
shrugs her shoulders and confesses that it's got a bit boring now: yes,
it brings in tourism, but it effectively shuts the village down for a
couple of months every two years. Thankfully, all the interior scenes
are shot in studios just over the grassy knoll behind Fern Cottage (aka
the Doc's surgery).<br />
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You can see the good as well as the bad, however: traffic delays are an
obvious side-effect, but the owners of Fern Cottage have had to install
metal posts and a makeshift barrier to stop tourists having their photos
taken on the Doctor's doorstep. These are taken down when filming
commences, but it looks as if the house, overlooking the peaceful
village, is empty whilst all the commotion continues.<br />
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<i>It may be an emergency, but the Doc's been lording it over them all
for too long. This is where the van driver draws the line. "Oh, I
haven't got time for this!" Martin yells and rushes off down the hill.</i><br />
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A chorus rises up from the runners: "Rolling." The crowd falls silent as
the Lexus ploughs into the fruit stall once more. The oranges roll down
- caught by one member of the production team simply holding a plank of
wood across the road.<br />
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Now it's Martin's turn to go down the hill and he sets off on his run.<br /> <br />
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"Cut." And everyone relaxes. A few vehicles are let through again, then
the crowd sets off on a mass pilgrimage up the hill as the cameras
change direction.<br />
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They redress the scene, this time with the cameras facing down the
slope. It looks so bare, now that the crowds have been moved out of the
way. All this work for a scene that appears on screen for less than a
minute! But seeing the final, seamless episode, it's worth it.<br />
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Despite running slightly behind time, the take has to be re-done, namely
due to Clunes tripping over the oranges and bursting into laughter.
Nobody envies him, running down the hill then rushing back up to do it
all again and again.<br />
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He doesn't do things by half and runs the full length of the hill, just in case.<br />
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They have to do it once more, with the camera looking up Fore Street
this time, so it's time for the crew and onlookers to relocate again.
We're pushed so far down, we can hardly hear any dialogue. But soon,
Martin's heading towards us - at a fair speed! He grimaces at us all,
cheekily; he's built up so much momentum, he can't stop and someone has
to grab him. "Awww!" Martin says, laughing and embracing him in a hug.<br />
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Far from his onscreen persona, it's obvious that Martin has true
affection for the show and its fans. And that's certainly one reason for
its continuing success.<br />
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Source: The British Comedy Guide <a href="http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/doc_martin/special/filming_report/" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-40327656158710901222013-10-29T06:19:00.000+10:002013-10-29T06:19:01.953+10:00A Day on Set with Doc Martin<i>Philip Bates attended a full day's filming of Doc Martin on the 25th
June 2013, as they filmed scenes for the final episode of the sixth
series. Here's what he witnessed...</i><br />
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It's early morning in Port Isaac, which has doubled for <i>Doc Martin</i>'s
fictional village since the popular show made its debut in 2004. There
aren't many sightseers around, but the locals have been up and about for
a fair while now: the small hours of the morning are punctured by the
screeches of seagulls as the fishermen come in after a hard night's
work.<br />
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Nonetheless, crowds heading up Roscarrock Hill are held back by a film
crew. People are pulled safely back into alleyways and shops because
there's an emergency in Portwenn and the Doc rushes to his car. The door
slams, his engine revs and he speeds down the narrow road, sticks
whipping at his wing mirrors.<br />
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The camera swoops high over the village following his journey down and
cuts when the Lexus stops at the bottom and a smiling Martin Clunes gets
out. It takes a lot of bravery to go at that speed down the tight
slope, but he's had plenty of practice. It's just the start of a long
day's filming for both Martin and the perfectly-tuned crew.<br />
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That scene continues later, just across the harbour on Fore Street,
where Martin crashes his car into an already-assembled fruit stall. But
while Clunes disappears, walkers are let through before filming begins
again, this time with Joe Absolom and Jessica Ransom (better known as Al
Large and Morwenna Newcross, respectively). Fans are pushed up and down
the hill as the camera changes angles, and it's soon 'in the can'. Joe
attempts to leave - but is mobbed by holidaymakers looking for a photo
and a quick chat. He doesn't seem to mind, though he's supposed to be
learning how to ride a scooter he's never been on before for a scene at
the end of the day.<br />
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The mass pilgrimage up the confined and steep Dolphin Street is
torturous, especially for the crew who has to lug heavy equipment
around. Martin has a very brief scene a quarter of the way up, just
outside the idyllic Homelands Cottage, the new home of his Aunt Ruth
(Eileen Atkins). Homelands is, in fact, a self-catering holiday cottage,
but for now, a camera stares out as the crew rehearse the scene.<br />
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A hush falls across the crowd and a chorus rises from the runners,
indicating the scene's start: "Rolling". Martin runs up the hill and
bashes on the door. He calls for his Aunt, peering through the windows. A
shout comes from his right, informing him that she's gone to the farm -
and he rushes off.<br />
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The take ends and the onlookers applaud. Martin smiles and takes an exaggerated bow, jokingly.<br />
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He hangs around, tapping a tune on the property's fence, as the crew
re-dress the scene. The crowd builds, those at the back desperately
trying to catch a glimpse of the show's leading man, and children even
hang out the windows of their rented properties. "You can take pictures
during rehearsals, but can everyone lower your cameras when we're
actually filming please", the runners beg. The crowd concede, but a much
more troublesome element is the seagulls. With their constant cawing,
it's a miracle they can film any exterior scenes at all!<br />
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<b>EXT. THE FISH CELLARS - DAY.</b><br />
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Much of the day is taken up on a complex scene on Fore Street, in which
Doc Martin crashes his car and has to run up and down the arduous hill
numerous times.<br />
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Elsewhere in Portwenn, the villagers strut their stuff in fancy-dress.
PC Penhale (John Marquez, pictured) has donned an impressive moustache
and seems to be channelling the Village People.<br />
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The fans obviously love the cast and the cast obviously love the
village: they can be seen wandering around on their days off. Joe
Absolom temporarily moved to the village during filming and was seen
every morning walking his kids to school; a very brave Eileen Atkins
effortlessly strolled up Roscarrock Hill and onto the glorious expanse
of field that overlooks the stunning coastal village; and Ian McNiece
(Bert Large) could often be seen having a pint and sharing stories with
the locals.<br />
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Martin Clunes is spotted chatting to set visitor Julia McKenzie at the
harbour front. Ian and Joe even accompany Dodger the Dog to a charity do
at the local Stowaway Tea Shoppe.<br />
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The cameras start rolling again. PC Penhale's jeep is parked outside The
Slipway Hotel and Restaurant, opposite Portwenn Pharmacy (actually a
very proud local confectioners), and as the comedic copper approaches
the vehicle, some of the crowd don't even recognise the disguised
policeman. The attention to detail is admirable: onlookers have been
parted to either side, cars and vans trying to approach have been
stopped and the restaurant is entirely populated by supporting artists.
It's all to make sure nothing goes wrong. It's almost tempting fate...<br />
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With the air bags in his own car deployed, Martin is in a hurry and gets
in the jeep, closely followed by a wary Penhale. The jeep roars into
life and the two speed off. Everything's worked out perfectly.<br />
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<b>EXT. HARBOUR - DAY.</b><br />
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<b> </b>With the lead man heading back to his home in the Lexus, many of the
crowds disperse, but the day's filming is far from over. Joe rounds the
corner of Roscarrock Hill on his bike; he's clearly nervous as they plan
out the scene: as he drives down past the Fish Cellars, a pile of paper
slips off the back and Jessica Ransom, as the Doc's loveably sarcastic
receptionist Morwenna, calls after him and gathers up his copious notes.
The two then sit down on a raised platform at the harbour front and
have a heart-to-heart.<br />
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The devotees have crowded around the local pub and at the entrance to
Middle Street, opposite all the action. Joe's family are all there too,
his kids running up to him and giving him a big hug. Jessica also spots a
friend in the crowd and gives a thumbs-up. Dodger the Dog sits to one
side with its owner, wagging his tail excitedly.<br />
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Location manager Johnny Bamford and director Nigel Cole check out all
the angles and go through the script with them one final time. Cole
directed <i>Saving Grace</i>, the 2000 film starring Martin Clunes which inspired <i>Doc Martin</i>, but his first actual episode for the series was this year's <i>Sickness and Health</i>,
in which Martin and Louisa finally tied the knot. Bamford, however, has
worked tirelessly on the ITV hit since its very first episode. Needless
to say, he knows Port Isaac inside out!<br />
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The rehearsal goes well - though the strong wind means that the paper flies <i>everywhere</i>.
They re-set the scene, with Joe getting on the bike once more and
disappearing around the corner. Sound levels are checked and the cameras
start filming.<br />
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It doesn't all go smoothly: the bike's kickstand keeps slipping from
under Joe's shoe so it takes him some time to get to grips with it; he
comes around the corner too fast and misses his mark; once, the bike
even spins from underneath him and he does an impressive wheelie. They
carry on regardless - true professionals.<br />
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The team go through numerous takes; each time the paper has to be saved
from flying into the darkening sky. The supporting artists, whose job it
is simply to stroll past and make Portwenn appear a real place, have to
find their positions again. By the end, Joe's getting used to that
bike. The still-considerable mass of watchers has to breathe in and
squash against walls and into doorways as vehicles ebb through.<br />
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There's a flurry of excitement as the runners announce there's only ten
minutes left. One final take - and the day is at an end. It's 7pm and
the team have all been working tirelessly since 7am. In the end, as we
discovered when the episode aired in October, the bike scene didn't even
make it through the edit!<br />
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Everyone disperses: Joe and Jessica disappear into their cars; a few
crew members pop into the local fish and chip shop; the extras head up
Fore Street and pile into a mini-bus; the equipment is all packed away
into a lorry. A rainy haze falls on Port Isaac, but the locals still
congregate at the pub, the seagulls play their insistent tune and the
village is a warm haven once again. Within 30 minutes, the <i>Doc Martin</i> crew have disappeared completely - like they were never even there.<br />
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Until tomorrow.<br />
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Source: The British Comedy Guide <a href="http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/doc_martin/special/filming_report_full_day/" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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Tipster: SimplyRed <br />
Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-39124853829923731032013-10-24T17:42:00.001+10:002013-10-24T17:42:13.036+10:00Facebook Photos<div style="text-align: center;">
There are some nice behind the scenes shots on the Facebook page of Philip Pitson. You can find them <a href="https://www.facebook.com/philip.pitson/photos_all" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-45545118760555174102013-10-22T07:15:00.002+10:002013-10-22T07:15:58.697+10:00Doc Martin: ‘Departure’ – Series 6 Episode 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Spoiler alert: This review assumes you have already watched Episode 8 of the current series.</i>
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<b> </b><br />
Despite the title to this episode, viewers can be relieved that nothing hints at a real-life departure from the <i>Doc Martin</i>
cast. Apart from Claire Bloom as the wicked grandmother, that is…
Martin finally summons the strength to have ‘that talk’ his mother has
been waiting for, and sees straight through her scheming. She did make a
basic medical error in her dishonest account of his father’s passing,
after all.<br />
Writer Jack Lothian delivers a gripping finale to the current series,
even weaving in new suspense with an unexpected medical condition for
Louisa. Something has to stop her flying away, since the exchanges
between her and Martin are as futile as ever. But her departure for the
airport triggers some sensation in Martin Clunes’ obdurate doctor who,
possibly confusing emotion for illness, strides off to seek advice from
Ruth. She is apparently now the village go-to person for all manner of
problems.<br />
Down at the Large’s, the story continues of Al’s quest for his own
source of income and, with it, independence from his ‘know it better’
father. Ian McNeice manages to make Bert endearing even while he rains
unreasonable demands on his son. Later he proposes “BAR” (Bert, Al and
Ruth) as the name for Al’s business, then claims to be just winding Al
up. Not always been the case, eh Bert?<br />
But the awkward Al, played for sympathy by Joe Absolom, must scamper
down a grassy bank in scooter helmet, suit and tie, to pitch his
business idea to Eileen Atkins’ implacable Ruth. Has Alan Sugar tried
that on his protégés? As the camera sweeps along the overgrown lakeside,
Al suggests a barbecue with the freshly caught fish – and I’m sold. The
lake may not be the largest, but I’m prepared to believe.<br />
Ruth and Al’s two encounters are my favourite of several heartfelt
one-on-one scenes this week. I trust there will be more such odd couple
moments in the next series.<br />
Comic sketches include a running gag with the New York cops outfit
chosen by Penhale (Joe Marquez) as his fancy dress for Bert’s party – of
course. This culminates at the airport where, surprise surprise, he
cannot convince the official that he actually is a policeman. Best
comedy line comes from Martin, objecting to the travel agent down the
phone: “No I won’t hold!”<br />
Ruth gives Morwenna (Jessica Ransom) cause to pause, as she lets slip
her perception that Morwenna and Al are “involved”. Nope, they’re still
getting there… Morwenna then engages in a wonderfully straight exchange
with her pal, that Ruth working in psychiatry is not the same as being
psychic.<br />
The big climax commences with Martin peering at Louisa’s CT scan,
which reveals an arteriovenous malformation. This is an unstable link
between blood vessels at different pressures. Yes, these can bleed and
do need treatment, but there’s no rush for emergency surgery, especially
in early autumn when experienced surgeons may be on holiday and the new
intake not yet up to scratch – clearly the case in Truro. And just
because you have an AVM doesn’t mean your headache following a row with
your husband comes from a bleed.<br />
Such quibbles aside, Catherine Catz has her chance to show a
different side to Louisa at last, as she and Martin have a very weird
conversation. Martin has taken on board Ruth’s advice to say how he
feels, and Louisa is woozy from the pre-med. She smiles and makes fun of
the situation, hurrah! But the episode finishes on the brink again when
she warns, perfectly sensibly: “This doesn’t change anything” and
Martin can only think to say: “You’re my patient and you’re my wife”
before turning away.<br />
So what do viewers think? Back in 2004 over nine million tuned in to enjoy <i>Doc Martin</i>,
since when the numbers have fluctuated by only 10 per cent. And that
despite the two-year wait for the start of this recent series – which
certainly tempted fate. Yes, a strong fan base for gentle situational
comedy drama persists in the UK however much some critics may mock. And
we are not alone. Apart from the overseas following for <i>Doc Martin</i>
itself, this form of comedy drama – ‘fish out of water’ or ‘collection
of eccentrics’ – is common in the States and elsewhere. The final
curtain came down on the inordinately successful <i>Desperate Housewives</i> only 18 months ago.<br />
TV commissioners may listen at their peril to those critics who want
only the edgy and the innovative. Because on Mondays the nation will
yearn to put its feet up and chuckle at an archetypal English
eccentric’s attempts to cope with his own and his flock’s problems in a
sadly no longer typical English village.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/10/21/doc-martin-doc-martin-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%98departure%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-series-6-episode-8/" target="_blank">HERE</a> Hodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151798991446631623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663890949156193106.post-45120166903445048192013-10-22T06:36:00.000+10:002013-10-22T06:36:05.780+10:00Doc Martin Episode Eight – Departure: Martin Clunes and Caroline Catz shine in the final instalment of Series Six SPOILERS!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In my review of last week’s Doc Martin, I claimed that it was my
favourite episode yet due to the fact that it focused on the core group
of characters. That feeling is definitely carried over to this week’s
instalment, which essentially continues last week’s story involving the
deterioration of Martin and Louisa’s marriage. Indeed, tonight goes
further to look at why Martin is such an obstinate character and how the
return of his mother has brought back a lot of his childhood anxieties.<br />
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<span id="more-96232"></span>It
is indeed these anxieties that are plaguing Martin when we rejoin him
as he is checking his heart-rate to see what is truly wrong with him. As
Martin is a man of science rather than one of feelings, he doesn’t
understand that his troubles are to do with Louisa leaving for Spain.
Martin is being even more short with his patients than normal and his
problems means that he gives a woman a rabies injection when she’s come
in complaining of a headache. It’s up to Ruth to give her nephew some
advice, telling him he has to change if he’s to ever win back Louisa. In
addition, Ruth blames Martin’s childhood as she feels he was raised by a
remote father and a cold mother neither of whom nurtured his abilities.
Ruth feels that if he’s never going to open up to his wife then he
should simply let her go. Instead, Martin tries to turn over a new leaf,
but first he has to deal with his mother. Martin finally confronts
Margaret over her reasons for coming to visit and she initially claims
that she doesn’t want to leave Martin on bad terms, just like his father
did. However, when she talks about Martin’s father deathbed repentance,
he realises she’s lying as his father’s speech would’ve been slurred
following his stroke. Eventually Margaret comes clean, asking to borrow
money from Martin as she has been left with little capital following his
father’s death. In that moment, Martin realises where all of his
problems stem from and he kicks his mother out of the house without
giving her a penny.<br />
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After getting rid of Margaret, Martin’s next move was to book a trip
to Spain but predictably he began to get frustrated with the automated
booking line. While on hold, Martin received the results of Louisa’s
latest scan and spotted an unseen malformation. Realising that Louisa
could suffer a serious brain haemorrhage if she were to get on the
plane, Martin attempts to stop her leaving. But, when Louisa receives
the phone call, she believes Martin is simply trying to win her back and
puts the phone down. Martin then crashes his car and has to enlist the
services of Penhale who escorts him to the airport in his police van.
Meanwhile, Louisa’s condition appears to be getting worse as she forgets
she’s holding her boarding pass and continues to suffer with a
throbbing headache. This isn’t helped when Louisa runs into Margaret at
the airport and chastises her for not being there for her son. Though
Martin eventually arrives at the airport, it may be too late to save
Louisa.<br />
<br />
Elsewhere, Portwenn is preparing for a party and Bert
tries to rope Al into helping him set up the electrics. But Al has other
things on his mind, namely his latest business idea which involves
offering holidays to fishermen. Al’s idea is to use Ruth’s farm as
B&B, as it has an adjoining lake that the fishermen could use in the
day. The only problem is that Al bungles his pitch and mislays the
figures that Ruth wants to see, though Ruth doesn’t give Al an answer
straight away he feels like he’s blown it. Al finds consolation with
Morwenna and there is a slight hint that their bond could go beyond
friendship at some point. Meanwhile, and rather predictably, the
electrics blow at the party, causing one town member to be electrocuted.
And, because Martin is on his way to the airport at this point, Al and
Morwenna have to save a life and in doing so become the heroes of the
hour.<br />
<br />
Having now watched one full series of Doc Martin, I can definitely
say that the series is at its best when it focuses purely on the primary
set of characters. I was personally getting sick of tired of the
patient of the week scenario and am glad that these final two episodes
have focused on why Martin acts like he does. I really felt tonight that
I got to know the character and understood that his reserved nature is
due to his unhappy childhood. Jack Lothian’s script was well-balanced
between Martin and Louisa’s troubles and the rest of the villagers
enjoying their party. For once the subplot, this week involving Al, was
itself fairly engaging and I was willing Al to finally strike out on his
own. In fact I only had a couple of issues with the plot; one being the
well-worn set piece of the faulty electrics leading to an electrocution
and other being the convenient meeting between Louisa and Margaret at
the airport. Apart from those minor niggles, I would say that this was
probably the best-written episode of the series to the extent that even
Penhale didn’t annoy met that much.<br />
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As well as great script, all
of the cast were on the top of their game. Martin Clunes was absolutely
amazing as he portrayed Martin’s attempt to change his personality. I’m
glad that Clunes only gave us a hint of what we can expect from Martin
and he and Louisa’s tearful final conversation was a joy to watch.
Similarly, Caroline Catz’s performance in this episode was stunning and
she really made you worry about Louisa’s health. Both actors share great
chemistry and throughout the instalment I was just hoping that Martin
and Louisa could sort their issues out. Elsewhere Eileen Atkins was on
form as usual while Claire Bloom’s cold performance of Margaret was
absolutely perfectly judged and I’m sure she’ll return to cause problems
in the near future.<br />
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Overall, this was a well-written and
well-played final instalment of series six of Doc Martin. The script
wrapped up some long-running plots while at the same time gave us some
stories to look forward to if the show does indeed return. At this
stage, it looks series seven will feature Martin’s attempt to change his
personality in order to save his marriage, but what’s the betting that
he has trouble adjusting to being kind to those around him?<br />
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