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[[ITV]] series, 2004–present. The character originally appeared as Doctor Martin Bamford in two BSkyB TV movies, before being significantly retconned and renamed by Dominic Minghella (spot the anagram).
[[ITV]] series, 2004–present.{{when}} The character originally appeared as Doctor Martin Bamford in two BSkyB TV movies, before being significantly retconned and renamed by Dominic Minghella (spot the anagram).


Dr. Martin Ellingham is a man with two fairly large problems. Firstly, he's got all the social skills of [[Bones|Temperance Brennan]] with none of the attract[[Rule 34|iveness]]. Secondly, he's managed to acquire a [[Afraid of Blood|fear of blood]]. The latter resulted in him leaving his job as a successful surgeon in London and heading for the Cornish village of Portwenn to become their GP (General Practitioner, i.e. village doctor).
Dr. Martin Ellingham is a man with two fairly large problems. Firstly, he's got all the social skills of [[Bones|Temperance Brennan]] with none of the attract[[Rule 34|iveness]]. Secondly, he's managed to acquire a [[Afraid of Blood|fear of blood]]. The latter resulted in him leaving his job as a successful surgeon in London and heading for the Cornish village of Portwenn to become their GP (General Practitioner, i.e. village doctor).


There he deals with the variety of [[Eccentric Townsfolk|local oddballs]], the medical enigmas of the week, his aunt, and his ex-fiancée who he got pregnant.
There he deals with the variety of [[Eccentric Townsfolk|local oddballs]], the medical enigmas of the week, his aunt, and his ex-fiancée who he got pregnant.

Not to be confused with once-trendy footgear.


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