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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Creator/MartinClunes is reunited with his ''Film/SavingGrace'' co-star Tristan Sturrock who plays Louisa’s ex-boyfriend Danny Steel.



* SignificantDoubleCasting: Aside from Creator/MartinClunes playing both the titular character and Doctor Martin Bamford in ''Film/SavingGrace'' which Doc Martin was based on, Tristan Sturrock who co-starred alongside Clunes in ''Saving Grace'' and its two prequel TV movies returns to play Louisa’s ex-boyfriend Danny Steel.
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* SignificantDoubleCasting: Aside from Creator/MartinClunes playing both the titular character and Doctor Martin Bamford in ''Film/SavingGrace'' which Doc Martin was based on, but Tristan Sturrock who co-starred alongside Clunes in ''Saving Grace'' and its two prequel TV movies returns to play Louisa’s ex-boyfriend Danny Steel.

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* SignificantDoubleCasting: Aside from Creator/MartinClunes playing both the titular character and Doctor Martin Bamford in ''Film/SavingGrace'' which Doc Martin was based on, but Tristan Sturrock who co-starred alongside Clunes in ''Saving Grace'' and its two prequel TV movies returns to play Louisa’s ex-boyfriend Danny Steel.
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* SignificantDoubleCasting: Aside from Creator/MartinClunes playing both the titular character and Doctor Martin Bamford in ''Film/SavingGrace'' which Doc Martin was based on, but Tristan Sturrock who co-starred alongside Clunes in ''Saving Grace'' returns to play Louisa’s ex-boyfriend Danny Steel.

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* SignificantDoubleCasting: Aside from Creator/MartinClunes playing both the titular character and Doctor Martin Bamford in ''Film/SavingGrace'' which Doc Martin was based on, but Tristan Sturrock who co-starred alongside Clunes in ''Saving Grace'' and its two prequel TV movies returns to play Louisa’s ex-boyfriend Danny Steel.
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* SignificantDoubleCasting: Aside from Creator/MartinClunes playing both the titular character and Doctor Martin Bamford in ''Film/SavingGrace'' which Doc Martin was based on, but Tristan Sturrock who co-starred alongside Clunes in ''Saving Grace'' returns to play Louisa’s ex-boyfriend Danny Steel.
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* RecycledTheSeries: Kind of an odd example. A character, played by Creator/MartinClunes appeared in a film ''Saving Grace'' and later two prequel TV movies. In making this series, the character was given a ReTool with DoctorJerk added to the character (who was originally just a FishOutOfWater), and his last name was changed to Ellingham (an [[SignificantAnagram anagram]] of the last name of the show's writer Dominic Minghella).

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* RecycledTheSeries: Kind of an odd example. A character, played by Creator/MartinClunes appeared in a film ''Saving Grace'' ''Film/SavingGrace'' and later two prequel TV movies. In making this series, the character was given a ReTool with DoctorJerk added to the character (who was originally just a FishOutOfWater), and his last name was changed to Ellingham (an [[SignificantAnagram anagram]] of the last name of the show's writer Dominic Minghella).

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* ActorLeavesCharacterDies: Aunt Joan was killed off after Stephanie Cole chose not to return for Series 5. The character was a fixture in the setting and Martin's life, so killing her off was probably the most plausible explanation for her sudden disappearance.



* McLeaned: Aunt Joan was killed off after Stephanie Cole chose not to return for Series 5. The character was a fixture in the setting and Martin's life, so killing her off was probably the most plausible explanation for her sudden disappearance.
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* TouristBump: Port Isaac in Cornwall received a substantial increase in visitors since it doubled as Portwenn, the main setting for the series.
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* RecycledTheSeries: Kind of an odd example. A character, played by Creator/MartinClunes appeared in a film ''Saving Grace'' and later two prequel miniseries. In making this series, the character was given a ReTool with DoctorJerk added to the character (who was originally just a FishOutOfWater), and his last name was changed to Ellingham (an [[SignificantAnagram anagram]] of the last name of the show's writer Dominic Minghella).

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* RecycledTheSeries: Kind of an odd example. A character, played by Creator/MartinClunes appeared in a film ''Saving Grace'' and later two prequel miniseries.TV movies. In making this series, the character was given a ReTool with DoctorJerk added to the character (who was originally just a FishOutOfWater), and his last name was changed to Ellingham (an [[SignificantAnagram anagram]] of the last name of the show's writer Dominic Minghella).

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* CaliforniaDoubling: The fictional Portwenn is played by Cornish village Port Isaac. This gets a ShoutOut in the Spanish version, "Doctor Mateo". The fictional town in which the Spanish version is played, San Martín del Sella (actually Lastres), is said to be a sister town to Portwenn.



* [[CaliforniaDoubling Location Doubling]]: The fictional Portwenn is played by Cornish village Port Isaac. This gets a ShoutOut in the Spanish version, "Doctor Mateo". The fictional town in which the Spanish version is played, San Martín del Sella (actually Lastres), is said to be a sister town to Portwenn.

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* [[CaliforniaDoubling Location Doubling]]: The fictional Portwenn IronyAsSheIsCast: Dr. Martin Ellingham is played by Cornish village Port Isaac. This gets a ShoutOut in the Spanish version, "Doctor Mateo". The fictional town in which the Spanish version is played, San Martín del Sella (actually Lastres), is said stuffy JerkWithAHeartOfGold who considers dogs to be a sister town to Portwenn.unhygienic menaces at best. Creator/MartinClunes is well-known for his long-standing love of dogs.


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* RecycledTheSeries: Kind of an odd example. A character, played by Creator/MartinClunes appeared in a film ''Saving Grace'' and later two prequel miniseries. In making this series, the character was given a ReTool with DoctorJerk added to the character (who was originally just a FishOutOfWater), and his last name was changed to Ellingham (an [[SignificantAnagram anagram]] of the last name of the show's writer Dominic Minghella).

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* ActorAllusion: Sigourney Weaver's tourist character gets on Mrs. Tishall's nerves. In RealLife, Selina Cadell (Mrs. Tishell) and Weaver are best friends.



* PlayingAgainstType: Ian [=McNeice=] usually plays characters who are, if not posh, at least of a high status in their sphere. Here, he plays the decidedly working-class Bert Large.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Ian [=McNeice=] usually plays characters who are, if not posh, at least of a high status in their sphere. Here, he plays the decidedly working-class Bert Large.Large.
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* FollowTheLeader:
** ''Distant Shores'', staring Creator/PeterDavison as a fish-out-of-water city doctor on the Northumbrian island Hildasay.
** Less specifically, it also owes something to ''Series/NorthernExposure''.
* [[CaliforniaDoubling Location Doubling]]: The fictional Portwenn is played by Cornish village Port Isaac. This gets a ShoutOut in the Spanish version, "Doctor Mateo". The fictional town in which the Spanish version is played, San Martín del Sella (actually Lastres), is said to be a sister town to Portwenn.
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* TheDanza: Martin Clunes as Dr Martin Ellingham. Further variant in that the character's surname is an anagram of series creator Dominic Minghella.

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* TheDanza: Martin Clunes Creator/MartinClunes as Dr Martin Ellingham. Further variant in that the character's surname is an anagram of series creator Dominic Minghella.
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* ActorAllusion: Sigourney Weaver's tourist character gets on Mrs. Tishall's nerves. In RealLife, Selina Cadell (Mrs. Tishall) and Weaver are best friends.

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* ActorAllusion: Sigourney Weaver's tourist character gets on Mrs. Tishall's nerves. In RealLife, Selina Cadell (Mrs. Tishall) Tishell) and Weaver are best friends.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Suffered from this at first due to Martin Clunes being well known for playing Gary on ''Series/MenBehavingBadly'', but this has decreased over time as he has become equally famous for this role.
** ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans will notice at least six familiar faces. [[Creator/MartinClunes Lon]] from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance "Snakedance"]] is now Portwenn's GP, where [[Creator/IanMcNeice Winston]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks Churchill]] is an all-purpose entrepreneur. Louisa's mother is [[Creator/LouiseJameson Leela]]. [[Creator/TomGoodmanHill Reverend]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp Golightly]] unsuccessfully tried to sell black-market foodstuffs at one point, and [[AnneReid The]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones Plasmavore]] became a CrazyCatLady. And, in an earlier episode, [[Creator/DebbieChazen Foon]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Van Hoff]] mistakenly gave her daughter caffeine-laden "diet pills."
** [[Series/DeathInParadise DI Richard Poole]] apparently also has a giant squirrel for a friend...
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* ActorAllusion: Sigourney Weaver's tourist character gets on Mrs. Tishall's nerves. In RealLife, Selina Cadell (Mrs. Tishall) and Weaver are best friends.
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** [[Series/DeathInParadise DI Richard Poole]] apparently also has a giant squirrel for a friend...
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* McLeaned: Aunt Joan was killed off after Stephanie Cole chose not to return for Series 5. The character was a fixture in the setting and Martin's life, so killing her off was probably the most plausible explanation for her sudden disappearance.

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* McLeaned: Aunt Joan was killed off after Stephanie Cole chose not to return for Series 5. The character was a fixture in the setting and Martin's life, so killing her off was probably the most plausible explanation for her sudden disappearance.disappearance.
* PlayingAgainstType: Ian [=McNeice=] usually plays characters who are, if not posh, at least of a high status in their sphere. Here, he plays the decidedly working-class Bert Large.
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** ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans will notice at least six familiar faces. [[Creator/MartinClunes Lon]] from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance "Snakedance"]] is now Portwenn's GP, where [[Creator/IanMcNeice Winston]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E03VictoryOfTheDaleks Churchill]] is an all-purpose entrepreneur. Louisa's mother is [[Creator/LouiseJameson Leela]]. [[Creator/TomGoodmanHill Reverend]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp Golightly]] unsuccessfully tried to sell black-market foodstuffs at one point, and [[AnneReid The]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones Plasmavore]] became a CrazyCatLady. And, in an earlier episode, [[Creator/DebbieChazen Foon]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Van Hoff]] mistakenly gave her daughter caffeine-laden "diet pills."
* {{McLeaned}}: Aunt Joan was killed off after Stephanie Cole chose not to return for Series 5. The character was a fixture in the setting and Martin's life, so killing her off was probably the most plausible explanation for her sudden disappearance.

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** ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans will notice at least six familiar faces. [[Creator/MartinClunes Lon]] from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance "Snakedance"]] is now Portwenn's GP, where [[Creator/IanMcNeice Winston]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E03VictoryOfTheDaleks [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks Churchill]] is an all-purpose entrepreneur. Louisa's mother is [[Creator/LouiseJameson Leela]]. [[Creator/TomGoodmanHill Reverend]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp Golightly]] unsuccessfully tried to sell black-market foodstuffs at one point, and [[AnneReid The]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones Plasmavore]] became a CrazyCatLady. And, in an earlier episode, [[Creator/DebbieChazen Foon]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Van Hoff]] mistakenly gave her daughter caffeine-laden "diet pills."
* {{McLeaned}}: McLeaned: Aunt Joan was killed off after Stephanie Cole chose not to return for Series 5. The character was a fixture in the setting and Martin's life, so killing her off was probably the most plausible explanation for her sudden disappearance.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Suffered from this at first due to Martin Clunes being well known for playing Gary on ''MenBehavingBadly'', but this has decreased over time as he has become equally famous for this role.
** ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans will notice at least six familiar faces. [[MartinClunes Lon]] from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance "Snakedance"]] is now Portwenn's GP, where [[IanMcNeice Winston]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E03VictoryOfTheDaleks Churchill]] is an all-purpose entrepreneur. Louisa's mother is [[LouiseJameson Leela]]. [[TomGoodmanHill Reverend]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp Golightly]] unsuccessfully tried to sell black-market foodstuffs at one point, and [[AnneReid The]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E1SmithAndJones Plasmavore]] became a CrazyCatLady. And, in an earlier episode, [[DebbieChazen Foon]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Van Hoff]] mistakenly gave her daughter caffeine-laden "diet pills."

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* HeyItsThatGuy: HeyItsThatGuy:
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Suffered from this at first due to Martin Clunes being well known for playing Gary on ''MenBehavingBadly'', ''Series/MenBehavingBadly'', but this has decreased over time as he has become equally famous for this role.
** ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans will notice at least six familiar faces. [[MartinClunes [[Creator/MartinClunes Lon]] from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance "Snakedance"]] is now Portwenn's GP, where [[IanMcNeice [[Creator/IanMcNeice Winston]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E03VictoryOfTheDaleks Churchill]] is an all-purpose entrepreneur. Louisa's mother is [[LouiseJameson [[Creator/LouiseJameson Leela]]. [[TomGoodmanHill [[Creator/TomGoodmanHill Reverend]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp Golightly]] unsuccessfully tried to sell black-market foodstuffs at one point, and [[AnneReid The]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E1SmithAndJones [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones Plasmavore]] became a CrazyCatLady. And, in an earlier episode, [[DebbieChazen [[Creator/DebbieChazen Foon]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Van Hoff]] mistakenly gave her daughter caffeine-laden "diet pills."
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* TheDanza: Martin Clunes as Dr Martin Ellingham. Further variant in that the character's surname is an anagram of series creator Dominic Minghella.
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** ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans will notice at least six familiar faces. [[MartinClunes Lon]] from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance "Snakedance"]] is now Portwenn's GP, where [[IanMcNeice Winston]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E03VictoryOfTheDaleks Churchill]] is an all-purpose entrepreneur. Louisa's mother is [[LouiseJameson Leela]]. [[TomGoodmanHill Reverend]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp Golightly]] unsuccessfully tried to sell black-market foodstuffs at one point, and [[AnneReid The]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E1SmithAndJones Plasmavore]] became a CrazyCatLady. And, in an earlier episode, [[DebbieChazen Foon]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Van Hoff]] mistakenly gave her daughter caffeine-laden "diet pills."

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** ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans will notice at least six familiar faces. [[MartinClunes Lon]] from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance "Snakedance"]] is now Portwenn's GP, where [[IanMcNeice Winston]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E03VictoryOfTheDaleks Churchill]] is an all-purpose entrepreneur. Louisa's mother is [[LouiseJameson Leela]]. [[TomGoodmanHill Reverend]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp Golightly]] unsuccessfully tried to sell black-market foodstuffs at one point, and [[AnneReid The]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E1SmithAndJones Plasmavore]] became a CrazyCatLady. And, in an earlier episode, [[DebbieChazen Foon]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Van Hoff]] mistakenly gave her daughter caffeine-laden "diet pills.""
* {{McLeaned}}: Aunt Joan was killed off after Stephanie Cole chose not to return for Series 5. The character was a fixture in the setting and Martin's life, so killing her off was probably the most plausible explanation for her sudden disappearance.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Suffered from this at first due to Martin Clunes being well known for playing Gary on ''MenBehavingBadly'', but this has decreased over time as he has become equally famous for this role.
** ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans will notice at least six familiar faces. [[MartinClunes Lon]] from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E2Snakedance "Snakedance"]] is now Portwenn's GP, where [[IanMcNeice Winston]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E03VictoryOfTheDaleks Churchill]] is an all-purpose entrepreneur. Louisa's mother is [[LouiseJameson Leela]]. [[TomGoodmanHill Reverend]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp Golightly]] unsuccessfully tried to sell black-market foodstuffs at one point, and [[AnneReid The]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E1SmithAndJones Plasmavore]] became a CrazyCatLady. And, in an earlier episode, [[DebbieChazen Foon]] [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Van Hoff]] mistakenly gave her daughter caffeine-laden "diet pills."

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