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Doc Martin: Series 1 | 
| Actor: Martin Clunes
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 12462
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 280 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: ID3505PKDVD
UPC: 014381350524
EAN: 0014381350524
ASIN: B000O7860A
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: June 12, 2007
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Product Description
Make an appointment with the brilliant but socially awkward and neurotic Doc Martin (Martin Clunes). When Martin develops an aversion to blood he abandons his career as a celebrated London surgeon and becomes the only doctor in a sleepy small town where his tactless manner soon has the whole town in an uproar. You'll laugh out loud as you watch Martin get to know the town's hysterical mix of quirky residents and find new ways to put his foot into his mouth! Catch all six episodes of this delightful show's first season. London's Evening Standard has diagnosed this hit British comedy "absolutely bloody hilarious!"EPISODES: Going Bodmin / Gentlemen Prefer / Sh*t Happens / The Portwenn Effect / Of All the Harbours in All the Towns / HaemophobiaSystem Requirements:Running Time: 280 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 014381350524 Manufacturer No: ID3505PKDVD
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Best comedy in years December 12, 2008
David E. Woodworth (Sunnyvale CA)
Sort of "House" meets "Ballykissangel", although Martin Ellingham is much much more sympathetic than Greg House (who has become unbearably irritating).
For anyone wondering how Doc Martin got to be the way he is, watch "The Family Way" (series 2, episode 6), in which his parents appear; Claire Bloom is especially chilling as Martin's mother.
According to Wikipedia, a fourth series is planned - hooray!
So c'mon, Portman Films, give us here in the States all three series - and don't leave out the Christmas special!
Great Brit Comedy/Drama November 23, 2008
Steve R. Ellis (Jackson, New Jersey)
I first saw Doc Matin when I was in London back in September 2004. I've been looking for it on DVD ever since. Martin Clunes plays the title character, a doctor with a less then impressive social manner and a phobia with blood. All of the residents of the local town seem so real with their little quirks. This series reminds me a bit of The Andy Griffith Show but with more adult themes. It's a great series and I'm looking foward to getting Series 2 when it comes out for the North American region.
no comparison with American shows September 15, 2008
J. M. Welsh (Greenville, SC USA)
I found this series while home sick and trolling through the instant watch section on Netflix. What a find! This series is astoundingly well written and well acted. I was not familiar with Martin Clunes (outside of his smaller part in Shakespeare in Love), but now I can't wait to see more. This is listed as a comedy, but it is more of a "dramedy" really. The humor comes from the main character's absolutely miserable bedside manner. Characters, in fact, are the essence of this show. They are all wonderful. And the Cornish scenery is an extra treat.
There is no direct comparison to US tv in my mind-it's just too real. Possibly a hint of Northern Exposure, ER, Seinfeld, and Frasier? And Archie Bunker springs to mind, but I'm not sure how. Read the other reviews for the basic plot line. And watch this series...you'll feel so much better about your own character flaws in comparison to Doc Martin.
Fantastic! July 7, 2008
Sophronia (San Diego, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great story lines, great acting, very substantive, very refreshing compared to US tv which in my opinion is really shallow and riddled with too much sex and violence. Would really like to get my hands on series 2 and 3. Not sure why this did not go on to a series 4.
Brilliant! A must-watch! June 21, 2008
phantomfan (Ohio, USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I absolutely LOVED this series. I had heard Martin compared with House, and I think that's a bit unfair, albeit understandable. However, I prefer to think of him as a strange cross between House and James Harriot. Although James was just nice, nice, nice (ad nauseum), the situations in which they find themselves are really very similar - close-knit countryside full of bizarre natives with bizarre rituals. In personality he is much more like House, with one huge difference: House is a rude, insensitive jerk simply because he enjoys it, while Martin, not a jerk at all, frequently acts like one because he doesn't seem to know any better. Like House, Martin's dry, deadpan comebacks are hilarious.
Each episode of Season 1 is better than the one before, culminating in an ending so funny I think I had tears in my eyes. He just never learns, does he?
I still can't quite put my finger on what makes Martin so charming, since I'm not sure I would enjoy knowing him in person. Probably (and due in large part to the brilliant Martin Clunes) it is because he is so very real, and you can't help but identify with his out-of-place, misunderstood persona. Haven't we all been there?
Simply a brilliant show - extremely funny, while taking itself seriously.
Can't wait for Season 2!
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