Sarah of Brit Gal in the USA told me that I should watch Doc Martin on Netflix (Instant Stream). She guaranteed that I'd enjoy it.I got this from Wikipedia:
"(Martin) Clunes plays (fictional) Portwenn's local GP, Martin Ellingham, a brilliant and highly successful London surgeon until he developed haemophobia (an extreme fear of blood) that prevented him conducting operations. After retraining as a GP, he applied for a post in the sleepy Cornish village of Portwenn, where he had spent childhood holidays with his aunt.
Much of the show's humour revolves around Ellingham's interactions with the local Cornish villagers. Despite his surgical brilliance, Ellingham lacks vital social skills and any semblance of a bedside manner, and often fails to understand other people."
I used to enjoy House a lot, but haven't been watching lately. I think I got tired of the negativity. I wasn't eager to watch another doctor who had no bedside manner. Actually they did have a bedside manner... rude.
However, Art and I finally decided to give it a try. After watching the first episode of Season 1 we weren't entirely impressed, but were still somewhat drawn to it. We're on Season 3 now and are completely, totally hooked. The question is why? The character of Dr. Ellingham is not exactly likable and he sure doesn't look like Dr. McDreamy of Grey's Anatomy, and yet you care about him. There's something about the show that just sucks you in. You also begin caring about the other quirky characters in the village. I'd even love to see Cornwall after watching this series.
There are 4 Seasons of Doc Martin available on Netflix. I've read that they're planning a Season 5 in 2011. We have a season and a half to watch yet. I'm going to really miss it once we finish watching all of them. Maybe then I can get back to my blogging more regularly, too.
Do you have something else to recommend once we're done with Doc Martin?
