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Doc Martin - Series 3 - Complete
For newcomers, Doc Martin, played with effortless skill by Martin Clunes, is a surgeon based in a small Cornish village. But it's not his direct, blunt manner that proves to be his only problem. No, the issue too is that the Doc has a phobia of blood. It's not the handiest problem for a Doctor to have, but it does allow Doc Martin to mix in good chunks of comedy alongside its drama. The third season of the show, spread across three discs in this set, finds it in terrific form. Boasting a strong cast, with Caroline Catz's Louisa. Stephanie Cole's Joan and Joe Absolom's Al among the standouts, Doc Martin's popularity is easy to understand. Because not only is the acting terrific, and Clunes must really take the plaudits too, but the scripts are of consistent quality. It should be noted that the end of the third series was the cause of some debate among fans, although this reviewer was certainly impressed by it. But what's less up for debate is that Doc Martin is one of the best mainstream dramas British television has thrown up in recent years, and that this DVD set offers some super entertainment. --Jon Foster
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
The adventures of Doctor Martin Ellingham--more commonly known as Doc Martin--have proven to be one of ITV's most popular hits of recent years. And within this series three DVD set, you've got plenty of evidence as to why.
Great show, shame about the DVD!
Review date: 2008-06-17 Rating: 8 out of 10
The episodes themselves are excellent, but I felt I must deduct one star for Momentum's cost-cutting (or greed?) by not including ANY extras whatsoever, not even the most obvious candidate: the 2006 Christmas special ("On the Edge") in this set. Series 3 was only 7 episodes long (vs. series 2), so I can't believe it would be a problem of space. More likely, they held it back so they can charge us full "season" price for the one episode.
What makes this more regrettable is there are one or two references in these episodes to events that happened in "On the Edge" (i.e. Louisa's father). At the very least, they should have released the special BEFORE putting out series 3. Let's hope that if they DO release "On the Edge" later this year, that it at least has some decent extras on to make up for the short running time, and that they make it a "stand-alone" purchase (i.e. not bundled up exclusively in a "complete" series set, like the BBC did with series 2 of "Footballers Wives: Extra Time").
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Reviews
No subtitles
Review date: 2008-06-03 Rating: 2 out of 10
There are no subtitles for series 3!!! Series 1 and 2 had subtitles. I would have thought in this day and age with the laws against discrimination, the hard of hearing, of which 20% of the population come into that category, should be entitled to be able to watch these programs.
Doc Martin does Dallas ?
Review date: 2008-05-07 Rating: 10 out of 10
Loved Series 1,2 & 3. Maybe the Doc wakes up in Series 4 and dreamt the last episode.
Series 3 lost it for me
Review date: 2008-04-11 Rating: 6 out of 10
Usually a good ending is to have the unexpected and a contrast. I don't think this is the case with the last episode on Series 3. It would have been good if the movie tied in to the series - with Doc Martin going on the course and improving his people relations - they could have then got all the past characters more involved and ended with the wedding and Doc Martin becoming more personable. I think Doc Martin Series 3 lost some of the humour when he called people names e.g. the fat lady fat, and the village people called him names...series 3 lost it for me.
Subtitles
Review date: 2008-03-30 Rating: 10 out of 10
This series is great!
However, I would like to purchase it with Swedish subtitles. Is it available?
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Lucy Punch
Carol Catz
Stephanie Cole
Martin Clunes
Joe Absolom
Director(s):
Recording label: Momentum Pictures Home Ent
Manufacturer: Momentum Pictures Home Ent
EAN: 5060116722499
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-02-18
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 372 minutes