It had previously been reported that season 9 would see the series come to an end, with fans only getting more worried after the Doc revealed he had quit the medical profession at the end of the finale.<\/p>\n
However, the show was officially recommissioned back in 2020, with ITV\u2019s Head of Drama Polly Hill saying at the time<\/a>: \u201cI just want to thank Martin and Philippa and everyone involved in Doc Martin, because it\u2019s a brilliant, beautifully made series that has delighted audiences for many years.<\/p>\n \u201cI am pleased that we are making season 10, and sad this will be the last, but respect their decision to bring it to a close.\u201d<\/p>\n We still have all of season 10 and a Christmas special finale to come, but why is the show coming to an end now? Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>\n It seems that the main reason the series is coming to an end, based on comments made by star Clunes, is simply because the story has run its course.<\/p>\n Clunes said in 2020, while speaking on Loose Women<\/a>: \u201cAll good things have to come to an end. And I\u2019m sure there are lots of people who aren\u2019t fans of the show who think it\u2019s terribly repetitive anyway, but we\u2019re at huge pains not to repeat ourselves. I just think we\u2019ve sort of done everything. I mean, it would be so great to just sort of carry on, but I don\u2019t think we can keep it as good.\u201d<\/p>\n As the show is semi-procedural, with new medical cases and conditions each week, it\u2019s perhaps no surprise that after almost 80 episodes, fears of repetition could creep in.<\/p>\n However, Clunes added that \u201cwe\u2019ve got such a lovely cast, and it\u2019s been 16 years. We all sort of bump into each other\u2019s children every two years and watch them growing up and flourishing.\u201d<\/p>\n More recently, in January 2022, Clunes said on Lorraine<\/a>: \u201cI mean it is sad, but it\u2019s not really. It\u2019s the right time. I think everyone will probably appreciate it is time to finish. But it feels like a really good time to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans already mourning the loss of the series should take heart in the knowledge that Clunes seems pleased with the show\u2019s ending. Last week, he said on Good Morning Britain<\/a> that the season \u201creally builds to a terribly dramatic conclusion, really dramatic. Then the series finishes and then a few weeks later we have our Christmas episode.\u201d<\/p> Caroline Catz, who plays Martin\u2019s wife Louisa, recently said: \u201cThe final readthrough was quite emotional. It was the first time we had all been together in one room, rather than over Zoom. There has not been any personal readthroughs for so long. I am finding it really hard to say goodbye to it, and to really absorb how many years it has actually been.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jessica Ransom, who plays Morwenna, said ahead of filming her final scenes: \u201cI am going to be an absolute mess. I don\u2019t really know \u2013 it is so weird, you think it is just a job, it is just ending, the people are still here and the place is still here.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I got sad when I did my last scenes in previous series I suppose because we haven\u2019t necessarily known that it was coming back. But it does feel very different this time, it feels very final, so it\u2019s going to be a tough day.\u201d<\/p>\n She also revealed that \u201cthe last scene is all of us together\u201d. Get the tissues ready\u2026<\/p>\n Doc Martin is available to stream on\u00a0BritBox<\/a>\u00a0and season 10 arrives on Wednesday 7th September \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial<\/a>. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Tuesday, 06 September 2022 at 12:00 am Martin Clunes\u2019s grumpy medic Doc Martin has been on our screens since 2004, but ITV has announced that the upcoming 10th season will be the show\u2019s last. 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It had previously been reported that season 9 would see the series come to an end, with…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/21533"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Why won\u2019t there be a Doc Martin season 11?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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