Episodes
Doc Martin Series Final (ABC TV Saturday 24 December 2022)
Series Final: Portwenn Surgery now has a “For Sale” sign in the window. The Ellinghams are having a garage sale to benefit the local Lifeboats before they leave for London.
Martin’s clocks have been visited by a horologist, but the doctor is hesitant to part with any of them. He is therefore relieved when his attention is diverted by Arthur, a patient who is both in great pain and confused as to the location of Wadebridge Surgery.
Ruth visits Martin to pick up the books he set aside for her and overhears him making a joke. She doubts his claims that he is perfectly fine, so she admits that she wrote a medical paper about his fear of blood.
She thinks he’s been misdiagnosed and offers to leave the manuscript for him to read.
However, Penhale is taking the going-away party very seriously. Every member of the group must do their part. Bert admits to Al during farewell preparations that he misses Caitlin, but he winds up ordering a thousand napkins before he can work up the courage to tell Caitlin how he really feels.
Mrs. Tishell interrupts the going-away party at the doctor’s office by hopping on the moving van because she feels compelled to take action. She can’t let the Doctor leave the town.
While this is going on, Martin is looking for Chicken, who managed to get away from Arthur’s farm during Martin’s house call. Louisa and Martin have gone to get him before they leave, but things have gone from bad to worse, so they won’t be back in time to party.
Martin tears his brachial artery while trying to catch Chicken while he is chasing rabbits. As he is unable to stop the bleeding himself, he gives Louisa instructions on how to do so quickly.
Just in time, Louisa gets him to the hospital, and once Martin is checked in, she goes home to see the kids.
Martin returns to the village before she can pay him a visit; after all, hospitals are meant for the sick. With all that Portwenn has given them, leaving for London may be a mistake.
Airdate: Saturday 24 December 2022 at 7.30pm on ABC TV.
Season 10 Episode 8
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