Join WTIU in celebrating Father’s Day on Sunday, June 16 with a season 10 marathon of Doc Martin. Martin Clunes stars as the abrasive and tactless Dr. Martin Ellingham, a successful London surgeon who begins working as a general practitioner in the seaside Cornish village of Portwenn after developing a problematic phobia of blood. Doc Martin soon finds he needs all the allies he can get as he tries to negotiate his way around village life with hilarious consequences. The marathon concludes at 7pm with Farewell Doc Martin, a behind-the-scenes look at the series.
Episode 1 – I Will Survive
8:30am
It’s been a year since Martin resigned his medical license. Louisa is now the one seeing patients while Martin looks after James Henry and four-month-old Mary Elizabeth. When the mother of one of Louisa’s patients presents with serious symptoms but refuses to allow Martin to examine her, he finally admits that he wants to be a doctor again.
Episode 2 – One Night Only
9:30am
The Portwenn surgery has reopened, but between Martin and Louisa sharing the office and a less-than-competent new receptionist, things aren’t running very smoothly. When Louisa’s childhood dream home goes on the market, she jumps at the chance to look for a larger space. The house’s owner is an accident-prone recent widower who seems haunted by his wife’s death—perhaps literally.
Episode 3 – How Long Has This Been Going On?
10:30am
While checking on a sick sheep farmer, Doc runs into Stewart James, a patient who used to suffer from delusions that he lived with a giant squirrel. Stewart is now starting a survival course business and invites Al and PC Penhale to join him in the woods for a test run. When Stewart begins to behave oddly, Al worries he’s having a mental breakdown.
Episode 4 – Everlasting Love
11:30am
When Martin advises a patient suffering from migraines to stop cold-water swimming, Mrs. Tishell’s attempts to help almost lead to disaster. Martin has his own headaches to deal with when an herbalist sets up shop in the village and then an ex-flame arrives on his doorstep. Meanwhile, Penhale tries to rekindle his romance with Janice.
Episode 5 – Fly Me to the Moon
12:30pm
Louisa is shocked when her father, Terry, makes an unannounced visit. Terry agrees to let Martin examine him—but that backfires on the Doc, who is now bound by the rules of medical confidentiality. Ruth employs an unconventional method to test Martin's blood phobia, and Bert tries to get a squatter to vacate his trailer park.
Episode 6 – Return to Sender
1:30pm
Martin and Louisa go to London for his keynote address at the Imperial College Obstetrics Conference. All does not go smoothly: Martin is accidentally headbutted while saving a choking woman, and then his ex-flame Sophie causes a scene at the reception. Back in Portwenn, Penhale proves to be both a hindrance and a help to Janice as she babysits.
Episode 7 – Love Will Set You Free
2:30pm
The news of Martin’s invitation to be the dean of Imperial College spreads through Portwenn like wildfire, before Martin and Louisa have even decided whether he will take the job. Mrs. Tishell and Penhale are crushed, while Morwenna questions what she wants to do with her life. Can the villagers cope with the Ellinghams' ultimate choice?
Episode 8 – Our Last Summer
3:30pm
As the Ellinghams prepare to leave, Ruth admits to Martin that she’s been writing a paper on his phobia and she thinks he’s been misdiagnosed. Ruth is also counseling Mrs. Tishell on overcoming her obsession with the Doc, while Penhale arranges their goodbye party. Chicken the dog escapes and Martin has a life-threatening accident trying to catch him.
Episode 9 – Last Christmas in Portwenn
4:30pm
Portwenn is full of festive cheer—until Martin tells Leonard that he needs to stop playing Santa while he awaits the results of his medical tests. Leonard decides to show "Doc the Grinch" the magic of Christmas, with unintended consequences, and Louisa works to arrange a Christmas parade through Portwenn. After a mishap, Martin confronts some of his fears and tries to embrace the holiday spirit.
Farwell Doc Martin
7pm
Narrated by Caroline Catz, the stand-alone special goes behind-the-scenes of the beloved British dramedy Doc Martin. From the show's inception to its final days of filming, learn details about Doc and Louisa's love story, the inspirations for the medical cases, and the real-life filming locations through on-set footage and in-depth interviews with the cast and crew.