29 October 2007 | Mark Wright | The Stage

With the currently stellar ratings this ITV drama is pulling, Martin Clunes is certainly doing something right as the miserable medic, administering his bedside manner to the residents of a Cornish village. Perhaps it’s the central will they/won’t they relationship between Martin and Louisa (Caroline Katz)… Well, this is definitely a “will they” scenario now, so in the law of TV relationship averages of a Moonlighting/Lois and Clark variety, the ratings will have crashed to nothing about halfway through the next series. Still, there is a lot to like here, from great scenery to a great cast, so onwards and upwards. And while we’re here, I’m still waiting for the second series of Distant Shores, starring Peter Davison and Samantha Bond. Perhaps the concept is a touch too close to Doc Martin, but the second series was filmed and apparently shelved by ITV, and leaves one wondering why…