Doc Martin to End with Season Ten

The drama Doc Martin has been ordered by ITV for a tenth season, which will be the show’s last.

Season ten will begin filming in spring 2021 and will air later that year. During its run, Doc Martin (played by Martin Clunes) has won legions of fans for his incisive diagnoses and medical excellence as he treats patients in the sleepy Cornish fishing village of Portwenn, where he spent holidays as a child.

Clunes and producer Philippa Braithwaite commented: “We have loved making nine series of Doc Martin. When we launched the series in 2004 we could never have imagined how much our loyal viewers would take to the grumpy Doc like they have. The series has avid fans both in the U.K. and throughout the world and we are thrilled that Doc Martin has topped the ratings every time.

“However, after sixteen years we now feel that the time has come to say goodbye to Portwenn. We will be making the tenth and final series in 2021 and we are very much looking forward to returning to Cornwall to film it.”

ITV’s head of drama, Polly Hill, added: “I just want to thank Martin and Philippa and everyone involved in Doc Martin because it’s a brilliant, beautifully made series that has delighted audiences for many years. I am pleased that we are making series ten and sad this will be the last, but respect their decision to bring it to a close.”