Martin ClunesDOC MARTIN: SERIES 3

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Season 3 of Doc Martin still delivers a comedy punch, wrapped in delightful scenery and scenarios. However, unlike Season 2 (the best, IMHO) this season suffers from far-fetched plots. Worse, some of the characters we've come to know & love lose their sparkle and depth. Season 3 will please die-hard Doc Martin fans, but those who appreciate subtle plot and character development will be disappointed.First (not a spoiler, since it's revealed in episode 1), the greatest loss is that of PC Mark Mylow, played by the wonderful and bewitching Stewart Wright. Unlike Season 2's swapping in of Pauline for Elaine as Doc's receptionist (THANK YOU, writers! Who else couldn't stand Elaine?), PC Penhale is a ho-hum replacement. His character twists through a few plot turns that I found lame. With each episode, I just wanted Mark back. Thank goodness we viewers still get to visit Portwenn's other colorful characters, including Mrs. Tishell (played by Selina Cadell).A few of the other "flattened" characters in this season are Pauline and Auntie Joan. Episode 4 focuses on, ahem, a highly improbable and slightly off-putting aspect of Joan's life (so out of character I wondered if I was hallucinating). In episode 5, Pauline's behavior takes a bizarre turn -- one that's summarily ignored in the rest of the series. It's just... odd, as though the writers don't understand how to make these characters three-dimensional.Another bittersweet character note: the Large men (Bert and Al) are back -- although Bert's not quite so large anymore! (The DVD's trivia feature reveals that Ian McNeice lost 70 pounds before Season 3 was filmed. It shows.) Their interplay is lovely, and yet I can almost hear the show's creators/writers struggling to provide them with a new set of challenges. By the season's end, they've nearly become caricatures of themselves.The silver lining, I suppose, is the growing chemistry and interaction between Louisa and Martin. Their relationship gets more traction in this season. Many of the reviews here on Amazon have ruined the ending of the season with their spoilers, which I won't do. However, I'll add that I found the final episode to end in a fitting manner -- it just made sense to me.In a not incidental note of thanks, Acorn Media can be applauded for continuing to include subtitles for this season (I've had to give up watching British shows because of a lack of subtitles. Sad but true.)If you're already in love with Doc Martin and the village of Portwenn, nothing I say will stop you from buying Season 3. But consider yourself forewarned: lower your expectations a bit lest you find yourself watching these episodes with a big imaginary "HUH?" floating over your head.

Season three (3) of the series Doc Martin continues its high standard of a very entertaining program. In season three we get seven (7) episodes on two (2) discs running about 323 minutes.Doc Martin the only Doctor in the beautiful seaside village of Portwenn is played wonderfully by Martin Clumes. Doc Martin is still very brilliant solving medical problems that plague the little village and its very eccentric (strange) inhabitants. NO Doc Martin's manner has not gotten any better--if anything he is a little more abrasive and rude with no patience for most of his patients neither with friendly cuddly dogs nor with annoying liitle children. The only persons that he seems to tolerate somewhat are his aunt Joan and his love interest Louisa. They don't always escape his insults and barbs; however, they see that very deep inside he is a "good person" but you do have to get beyond his gruff exterior which at times is very hard to do. In spite of a repulsion at the sight of blood (the reason he's no longer a surgeon in London and the reason he's a GP in Portwenn), he's really very medically brilliant and very dedicated--just no bedside manner.Yes. I continue to enjoy this series. It combines a lot of humor with a lot of medical sleuthing. I look forward to more seasons and certainly intend to purchase them. I am just very glad that I got into this series because it has been simply delightful.

(After seeing the first series:)This is most like Clatterford in some ways, mainly the townspeople acting like one organism. . Though Clatterford has its own special irony and interwoven commentary on personalities: 1l upper-class unconscious twitness, 2) extreme well duh, super-pop unconscious extra-environmental-or-whatever-you've-got-going-vegetarian-etc.-ness, 3) multiple personality disorder managed by the townspeople.Clatterford has a certain sophisticated wit and humour.Whereas Doc Martin is not 'zany' or 'a comedy'. (Unless you're given to ridiculing people.)I'd call it 'light drama'.Martin is insensitive, inappropriate and brilliant at his work, angry, arrogant, loveable.. He is like some Asperger's types I have known. You can love them, perhaps, but often get hurt feelinngs because they don't know how to treat people.This is an intelligent series made with no seams. I hurried and ordered the next one as I was getting toward the end of the first.Review of Series 3Excellent, mostly. BUT, under no circumstances watch episode 4. Especially, no children under 18 should watch episode 4. It is a downer, regular characters suddenly mis-drawn, and a highly irregular, even traumatizing (to children) subplot. For adults it just leaves a bad taste in the mouth.There is nothing uplifting or enjoyable about Episode 4, Series 3, nor is there any part of the plot that is advanced by it. It is just wrong conception and annoyingly bad writing.Everything else (I haven't seen the last two episodes yet but they seem promising) is excellent.

We have really enjoyed the British, (Midsomer Murders, Foyles War and others) and the Australian TV show , A Place to Call Home. So sick of American TV programs, which are brainless. Wasn't sure I'd enjoy this, ordered it on NetFlix, NetFlix did not have Season 3 thru Season 6. I was hooked from the beginning, and ordered what Netflix, and then some, of this series from Amazon. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!

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").

Item arrived in quite short time.Shipping cost and cost fo the item is convenient.Item in good/very good condition.The TV series is in English language only.I bought to exercize/improve my english (thankfully there are subtitles in english).The series is funny.Tipical english humor and quite easy listening (if your english is very good).

Love the show got these although in used condition, were inexpensive & in very good as new condition.

I love this series and think Martin Clunes is just sooooo good at acting the part, I forget his other roles completely and think he really is Doc Martin. I was very pleased to find this series on DVD as I missed many of the episode's gems. Like when the psychologist attemps to diagnose the Doc with Aspergers syndrome for instance. Take care though, too much of the Doc can be rather like eating too many sweets/candy..best to watch one episode at a time.

Apart from the beautiful Cornish scenery the superb acting by the whole cast of this production makes it compelling viewing. Martin Clunes as Doctor Ellingham is something to behold and keeps you on yor toes wondering how he will react to the many often humourous situations.