Doc Martin. Series 5

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Title from container.
DVD release of episodes originally broadcast on television in 2011.
Bonus features: Behind-the-scenes ; cast filmographies ; photo gallery.
Preserve the romance -- Dry your tears -- Born with a shotgun -- Mother knows best -- Remember me -- Don't let go -- Cats and sharks -- Ever after.
Martin Clunes.
Martin Clunes is back as the surly, self-centered Dr. Martin Ellingham. In the fifth series, the doctor plots his escape from the idyllic town of Portwenn and its idiosyncratic residents. Includes eight episodes.
DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby digital stereo.

REVIEWS & SUMMARIES

Library Journal Review

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Very Good! submitted by strawberryhead on April 30, 2016, 9:06am This is a very good series. Falls into Comedy Drama. The TV series is safe for the whole family to watch BUT the two movies prior to the tv series have some sexual situations in them. The movies have a different storyline then the show and the show is 10 times better.

For interested parents:
-No sexual situations other than a child born out of wedlock, the couple is monogamous and they eventually marry.
-There is one gay couple storyline in one of the shows however it is not central to the series.
-No American English swearing other than maybe the D word, there may be a couple English "bullocks" here or there.
-No overtly anti-religious themes however one small recurring character is slightly mocked by Doc Martin for being a Born Again Christian-Bible Thumper-Jesus Freak, however Doc Martin is openly hostile to all people equally so the characterization is dismissed by other people in the stories. Most characters in the show go to church, many church scenes and there is a wedding church scene and school children singing about the Lords gifts.

No western (American) child indoctrinations detected. So nice to see a show without an "agenda" other than to be entertaining!

Overall the characters are delightful and many are somewhat odd, Doc Martin is curt and grumpy and lacks "bedside" manner.

Fun submitted by zmclaugh on August 2, 2018, 5:14pm This is a fun show with amusing characters.

when they have 50 episodes they soon run out of ORIGINAL ideas, and it becomes MEATLOAF, and less Haute Cuisine submitted by Tassos on February 11, 2019, 11:19am Series 1, the first 6 episodes, was an OUTSTANDING series, especially compared to the GARBAGE, the UTTER GARBAGE, our TV programs are FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH every day.

Worthless reality shows, contemptible soap operas, BOTH on Networks AND on PBS (Downton Abbey, anyone?) Disgusting news-free Local and network news, moronic movies. You name it.

However, I then saw series 3, 4 and half of 5, and they soon became boring and retarded. It seems every TV series has enough material for 1 or 2 good movies, so when they have 50 episodes to fill, after the first 6, they really run out of ORIGINAL ideas, and it becomes MEATLOAF, and less FRENCH CUISINE.

PS I saw one existing review where some pedantic schoolmarm applied political correctness criteria to evaluate if this show is ok for children

Everybody Pay attention: This is a show for GROWN UPS, it was not targeted for Children. There is a whole section in the library with Children's DVDs.

Doc Martin. Series 5 submitted by yufamily on July 25, 2022, 4:42pm Our doc is definitely on the ASD spectrum! Besides him, the whole village has colorful and quaint characters.