Next stop, Port Isaac, and the home of ‘Doc Martin’!

Today’s edition of KERA’s Iconic British Classics Tour with Transcendent Travel took our group to the picturesque village of Port Isaac and the home of Doc Martin. Clearly THE highlight of the trip given most, if not all, of our group were major fans of the series, Port Isaac was made even more picturesque with […]

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Tellyspotting heads to Highclere, Bath and a famous staircase on day 2 of Iconic British Classics Tour of England

After successfully navigating (a.k.a. avoiding) the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone, Tellyspotting began day one in Windsor on the 2024 KERA/Transcendent Travel Iconic British Classics Tour of England. Fortunately, Mr. Carson left the keys of Downton Abbey above the door so we were able to get in for a behind-the-scenes tour of the home of The 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon.

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‘Farewell Doc Martin’ bids a tearful goodbye to Portwenn

It seems like only yesterday that Dr. Martin Ellingham, the surly and self-centered medic with a rude bedside manner and a phobia of blood, graced the good folks and coastline of Portwenn with his vast medical knowledge by becoming the general practicioner in Portwenn, the sleepy Cornish village where he had spent childhood holidays with his Aunt […]

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More deaths in paradise in the works as ‘Death in Paradise’ commissioned for two more series

In addition to it being a bit hazardous to your health to live in a small English village, it appears that visiting the picturesque fictional Carribean island of Saint Marie is no less dangerous.

Death in Paradise creator/writer, Robert Thorogood, will continue to find a few more ingenious ways to kill off said visitors as the BBC announced that the series has been comissioned for 2 additional series (S13 and 14). In addition, two feature-length Christmas special episodes are also on their way beginning in December 2023.

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For sale: ‘The Blackadder Pub’ — AND….it comes with a house!

Most fans of any television series are satisfied enough to just buy the entire series on DVD. Some may visit the town where a favorite series was filmed such as Port Isaac (Doc Martin), Holmfirth (Last of the Summer Wine) or, on my personal bucket list travel destination, Portmeirion (The Prisoner). For some lucky buyer, Edmund Ramsdale took his love of a certain British comedy series to not just the next level but far beyond that.

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Dr. Martin Ellingham to hang up his stethoscope as Doc Martin’s surgery will close after 10 series

Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, news out of ITV and Buffalo Pictures, the production team behind the hugely successful ITV drama Doc Martin, has confirmed that the next series (series 10), which begins filming in 2021, will be the final installment in the life of the grumpy Cornish GP with a bedside manner that made Dr. Gregory House look like Dr. Marcus Welby.

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‘Doc Martin’ heads to Cornwall as filming set to begin on season 9

Season 9 will be a challenging one for both Martin and Louisa. The Doc’s career hangs in the balance with his future as a GP under scrutiny from the General Medical Council following complaints about his rather brusque approach to patients. Louisa has resigned from her job as headmistress at the local school to pursue a new career in child counseling.

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