{"id":22304,"date":"2022-09-20T17:28:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1709617"},"modified":"2022-09-20T17:48:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:48:09","slug":"doc-martin-teaser-sees-ben-miller-return-as-eccentric-villager-stewart","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doc-martin-teaser-sees-ben-miller-return-as-eccentric-villager-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"Doc Martin teaser sees Ben Miller return as eccentric villager Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 20 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>ITV\u2019s long-running medical comedy-drama <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/doc-martin-season-10-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doc Martin<\/a> continues this Wednesday, and it sees the return of a long absent character \u2013 Ben Miller\u2019s Stewart James.<\/p>\n<p>Miller first appeared as the character in an episode of the show\u2019s first season, before he returned for another episode in season 2. Now, after a 17-year absence, Miller is back in the role and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has an exclusive first-look clip showing Stewart\u2019s reunion with the Doc.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Stewart jumps out shouting at the Doc while wearing sheep pelts, saying that he\u2019s wearing camouflage. When the Doc encourages him to attend a check-up at the surgery, Stewart agrees to visit later that day, before giving one more shriek out of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the exclusive clip right here now.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6312591671112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>Miller\u2019s character was first introduced as a park ranger who believed he lived with a six-foot-tall red squirrel called Anthony.<\/p>\n<p>The new episode finds Martin Clunes\u2019 Doc wondering about Stewart\u2019s mental wellbeing, so he invites him for a check-up. Meanwhile, Al and PC Penhale both agree to attend a survival course that Stewart is test running, with Stewart fearing he\u2019ll lose his job if it isn\u2019t a success.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;article__schema-question&quot;\"><article class=\"&quot;article__schema-answer&quot;\">Miller recently told <a href=\"\/\/www.whattowatch.com\/features\/ben-miller-on-returning-to-doc-martin-and-which-character-he-still-misses&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">What To Watch<\/a> that he \u201cabsolutely love[s]\u201d playing Stewart, saying \u201cevery time he comes back into the show you think he\u2019s okay, but then he\u2019ll suddenly start to lose it\u201d.<\/article><\/section><p>He also revealed that \u201cthe survival course is quite hardcore. He mis-sells it to Al as a version of glamping with gourmet cooking and luxury tents, but it definitely isn\u2019t that. They\u2019re out in the woods foraging for food and sleeping in shelters they\u2019ve made themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked what it\u2019s like appearing as a guest on the show, Miller said: \u201cYou have all the fun and none of the responsibilities! Plus there are a lot of dogs on Doc Martin, and I love having dogs on set! Acting can be a little bit nerve-racking, so when you turn up and suddenly there\u2019s a dog licking your knees, that\u2019s just great. It relaxes everybody!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doc Martin season 10 continues at 9pm on Wednesday 21st September on ITV. The series is also available to stream on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/britbox\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BritBox<\/a> \u2013 you can sign up for a <a href=\"\/\/britbox.sjv.io\/c\/1236178\/1303835\/15931?subId1=radiotimes-1703046&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">7-day free trial here<\/a>. Looking for something else to watch? 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Tuesday, 20 September 2022 at 12:00 am ITV\u2019s long-running medical comedy-drama Doc Martin continues this Wednesday, and it sees the return of a long absent character \u2013 Ben Miller\u2019s Stewart James. 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