Doc Martin Series 6

Another British slice of the collapse of civilization. Village idiots, trashy teens, fat single moms, bratty kids, inept government officials, stupid (and not particularly funny) patients, and the ubiquitous simmering anger of the age. Louisa yearns for the time-honored and beautiful (Martin's word) life of wife and mother, but feels compelled by her neurotic fears to instead force herself into a frenetic life of feminism, compulsive girlishness and psuedo-lover.As Louisa blindly lives her unachievable fantasy of being wonder woman + virginal fairy princess, she's about 5 years away from menopause and 20 pounds. Will she face it as a bitter divorcee, or a cherished companion of a man she loves and trust? Why even make it a choice, strung over 7 series?! The neglected man who otherwise would have been great, the latch-key child, the socialized school and clinic, the coldness of a new night. Does Louisa, like so many unfortunate victims of her generation, have many "values" but no truths?So... if I'm so critical, why did I watch the entire show?! I'm madly in love with Dr. Ellingham, of course! If Louisa won't hang on his every word like a devoted partner, I will! And so will you! Enjoy!

I wish there were all Doc Martins treating us. He's a no-nonsense, get to the bottom of this, address the issue and move on type of doctor. I like that. So many want a doctor with a great bedside manner, someone to hold their hand. I want a professional who knows what he's doing and does it well. Martin Clune is so believable in anything he does, whether comedy, for which he got his start, or this comedy/drama of Doc Martin. Seeing Port Wenn makes one want to find a place like that and move to it as it's so beautiful. Each of the characters in this series are so good in their roles. I want the entire series to watch over and over. Keep filming Doc Martin!

Doc Martin is one of our family's favorite television series! It is an English series but if you think that means dull and dry you have a delightful surprise in store! My wife and I have watched every episode in the first six seasons at least once! Doc Martin is a London surgeon who has a phobia about seeing blood. He decides to move to a small Yorkshire town where he hangs out his shingle as a GP. He falls in love with Louisa a schoolteacher and they have a child named James. The good doctor is irascible and does not entertain fools gladly! He can be rude, abrupt and hateful. He is, though, a good man and excellent doctor ! Martin is surrounded by a cast of eccentrics such as Bert Larger the fat restaurant owner and his son; his aunt who is a psychiatrist; a lamebrain policeman and several others. The stories are warmhearted and will make you both laugh and cry. If you are looking for good clean humor which can be enjoyed by the entire family then I urge you to meet Dr. Martin Ellingham and hiswonderful friends! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These characters continue to evolve in complexity, so this series just gets better and better. Doc Martin exemplifies an expression of Asperger syndrome that some viewers may be familiar with (we live with it). Louisa (Caroline Catz) seems to become less and less accepting of this condition, even forcing him to attend a toddlers' playgroup, to her frustration and demise. Sadly, Mrs. Tishell (Selina Cadell is perfection) appears to be the only villager who understands the Doc, aside from his Aunt, however inappropriate her genuine admiration is. His odious, greedy mother turns up, which only adds to the strain on his marriage. New baby-minder Mike is OCD and thus extremely organized, great for the Doc & baby James, but threatening to insecure, messy Louisa. She preferred the odious Mel. Eileen Atkins is marvelous as the Doc's Aunt Ruth, and the honest friendship between her and young Al Large (Joseph Absolom) is one of the better story features. Wonderfully, Martin Clunes has revealed that a 7th season is in the works, airing late 2015!

Spoiler Alert.I must agree with everything the 1- and 2-star reviewers said. The series just felt totally flat . Not simply the writing or the acting or the downer of all the storylines (except for Bert's successful romance), but it did not have the same verve and liveliness of past shows. It felt "off."Last season, Doc was really unkind to Louisa. I didn't have too much sympathy this season b/c didn't she know by now what was getting into? But, like many an ill-fated love affair, I guess they have to run the thing into the ground to finally let it go. (Not that I'm convinced that this is the last season.) Now, Doc and Louisa just seem like crabby roommates. She looks worn out by him, and she's not as buoyant as she used to be. Of course, I don't blame her. It's painful to watch them interact.In addition, so much of this series was total retread. Everything's happened before! Louisa's gotten fed up before. Doc's gotten all gloomy and spaced-out before when she leaves. Doc's come back on his knees. Louisa's taken him back. Plots like P.C. Penhale getting into trouble on his "wilderness" trek more or less happened before with P.C. Mark Mylow back when he got the snake bite. We had an OCD person before (that young schoolteacher)--although I did like Mike, the nanny--a fresh face, a smile whenever you'd see him (despite his troubles). We already had a couple of close-calls with crazy people when Doc gallantly saved the day--though when he was rescuing his Aunt Ruth from the stalker, there was no suspense at all. His really awful mother stopped by earlier for a first round of humiliation and for us to get hit over the head with "why he turned out the way he did."I agree with the 1-star reviewer who said that these character need to change somehow, grow.All that said, however, I did more or less binge-watch it over the course of a few days, even with a little anticipation, just coz I got into the Portwenn state of mind. And of course I will watch any future series, too.

We loved this show but this season is awful. The drama has disappeared and the comedy, and I use that term loosely, has become slapstick and predictable. Even Doc himself has become obnoxious and unlikable. Couldn't finish this insult to a great show.

Like many people I have followed this programme all the way, hopefully there may be more? The variety of different characters who may only appear on one episode keeps the plot on the boil. We all know about the Doc and he doesn't look like he will ever change and we all feel for Louisa having to put up with him. The supporting cast regulars are all brilliant too. As a retired police officer I do wonder how Joe Penrose got through training school! Add to this the Cornwall setting what's not to like?

The latest series in which the good Doc gets married hooray and them manages to cock it up. His mother comes to stay (played beautifully by Claire Bloom) there is a steady round of bickering between Doc and Louisa an AWOL nanny and an accident with a little Keystone cops chase to the airport to save Louisa's life and he still manages to cock it up.Excellent acting all round as usual and can't wait for series 7 - best show on telly

We love this series, only two more to go so far, it is something you can watch fairly often without getting bored. I will be buying the others.

Bought as part of the series hope they make more