Los Angeles, CA - October 7, 2010 - Beginning October 21 at 8:00 p.m., Thursday nights on KCET are the place for back-to-back drama with the addition of Doc Martin, a British comedy-drama series starring Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly) as Martin Ellingham. Once an esteemed London-based surgeon, Ellingham develops a phobia to blood, which forces the doctor to leave his post. After retraining as a general practitioner, he chooses to replace a deceased local doctor in the beautiful but sleepy village of Portwenn, a place where he fondly spent his childhood holidays.
Despite Doc Martin's surgical brilliance, his abrasive personality and tactless bedside manner do not exactly agree with the friendly Cornish community. Deep down Doc Martin is a gentle, generous soul. The trouble is that no one ever sees that side of him. Follow Doc Martin as he clashes with villagers, creates mayhem and attempts to develop a romantic relationship with Louisa Glasson, played by British actress Caroline Catz.
The PBS series Masterpiece (Masterpiece Classic, Masterpiece Mystery! and Masterpiece Contemporary) follows Doc Martin on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m.
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I would prefer that you also showed Master Piece Theatre on Sunday nights. There is very little on Sunday nights to watch in that time slot on the networks. Thursday nights has lots of competition. Please consider switching it back if ratings do not turn out as you had hoped.
It is a sad day in our home to learn that you will no longer be a member of PBS. We contribute to KCET only because Masterpiece Theatre is "our cup of tea". We have enjoyed it over decades as many of our friends have. We will miss it deeply and will leave KCET to search for BBC productions elsewhere. Additionally, PBS airs other quality programs. I simpy cannot imagine that your own independant programming will measure up to PBS standards..
I love this new program. It's like the British version of Northern Exposure. But Masterpiece Theater on Thursday??? That's just not right. Masterpiece has been a Sunday night tradition in our home since I was a kid.
But thanks to DVR technology, I'll just record it and watch it on Sundays. :)
Where is Doc Martin???
That silly band stand is on AGAIN! Surely there is a newer and fresher look at the big band era than this one! Surely it is not good enough to pre-emp "Doc Martin"
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Nina says :
Doc Martin is a fabulous show & I'm very happy to see it in the KCET line-up. Will it continue in 2011?