Doc Martin is a funny guy!

show.

It's brilliant!

a little forced.
It opened at a point which seemed before the ending of Season 4.
don't want to give anything away.

But overall, still delightfully silly and charming.

and for some reason, I'm a little disappointed. Maybe they did everything with his character that could be done and now I'm finding him a bit irritating. Aside from the baby, it feels like the same story lines.

I love the setting and the characters, so I am enjoying it, just not as much as I did with the previous seasons.

Netflix has the two Doc Martin prequels available for streaming now. Doc Martin was originally much more likable.

Are the prequels worth a look?

There was actually a single show/movie, then the series was developed, so the "prequels" are different in tone.
The whole collection is quite good, and of course US tv rarely matches it. Would say it is worth your time.
And worth time to check out William and Mary, another series he did.

The characters were different, but the stories were very entertaining. Doc Martin came across as much more vulnerable and sympathetic.

When I first discovered it on Netflix, I'd stay up late at night watching "just one more episode". So many really fun and interesting characters.

Absolutely love it. Enjoy!

I loved it.

It's about a small-town solicitor named Peter Kingdom (Stephen Fry), who has odd clients, odd relatives, and a family mystery to deal with. The cast includes Hermione Norris (MI-5, Wire in the Blood), Tony Slattery (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), Celia Imrie (you'll recognize her face), and Phyllida Law (Emma Thompson's mother).

I love Kingdom. I wish there had been at least one more season. There was a bit of a cliff-hanger there.

I think Netflix only has Season 1 available for view??? I was so excited when it showed up....I had hoped they had more seasons past 2 but doesn't seem so.

All of them (2007-2009) are available for streaming on Netflix. The last season was from 2009 and the last episode ended with the results of Peter Kingdom's blood test. It was a set up for a whole new storyline, but now it is unresolved unless they bring the show. Did you see that one?

Still it is a great show and one I will end up watching again.

So far as I could find...they only have Season 1. ???

They changed the format. There is a little box that says "Series - 1", but if you click on it, there is a drop down menu that will show 2 and 3.

So hurry if you want to see it.

for Doc Martin?

He said he was reluctant to do the last season of the series.
The Brits have such a marvelous way of doing ensemble characters, I always want to pick up and move to the village I see on the screen.

What can we do to change his mind? He was born for that role, and if he got tired of the location, it would be OK with me if he moved his quirky practice to London. Thanks for the update, dixiegrrrl.

For mentioning this show here. I doubt I would've ever tried it out.

So good in surprising ways.