The 10th and final season of Doc Martin continues this week, with Wednesday’s brand-new episode introducing a new character played by Downton Abbey star Lesley Nicol.
The Beryl Patmore actress plays Irene Moore in the episode, a recently widowed woman who is advised by Martin Clunes’s Doc to stop cold water swimming until they’ve ruled out the cause of her migraines.
In a clip from the episode, provided exclusively to RadioTimes.com, Selina Cadell’s Mrs Tishell tells Irene to listen to the Doc, but she says swimming is when she feels closest to her late husband.
Initially struggling to relate despite having lost a husband herself, Mrs Tishell then says that her husband “liked caravans, so whenever I see a caravan I think, ‘Oh, Clive would have liked that.’” You can watch the clip right here, now.
Elsewhere in Wednesday’s episode, Martin deals with the arrival of Jane, a herbalist who is giving her own ill-offered medical advice.
Martin is also recognised in the episode by a former girlfriend Sophie Trent, played by Hermione Norris, who invites him to present a recent paper he’s written on geriatric pregnancies as keynote speaker at Imperial College in London.
Meanwhile, PC Pinhole (John Marquez) inadvertently ends up having a fish pedicure when he tries to ask Janice on a date, and invites her round to the station with a romantic meal secretly prepared for them.
This season is set to be Doc Martin’s last, with Clunes saying earlier this year that while “it is sad” it’s also “the right time”. He added: “I think everyone will probably appreciate it is time to finish. But it feels like a really good time to finish.”
Doc Martin season 10 continues at 9pm on Wednesday 28th September on ITV. The series is also available to stream on BritBox – you can sign up for a 7-day free trial here. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide.
The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now – subscribe now and get the next 12 issues for only £1. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey.