Doc Martin is a
British television medical comedy drama series starring
Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by
Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film
Saving Grace. The show is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of
Port Isaac,
Cornwall, England, with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn. Seven series aired between 2004 and 2015, together with a feature-length special that aired on Christmas Day 2006. The seventh series began airing on ITV on 7 September 2015 and aired its last episode "The Doctor Is Out" on 2 November 2015.