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Portwenn’s most irritable resident returns to public television, beginning with a behind-the-scenes special in November
BOSTON (September 24, 2015): American Public Television announces plans to distribute the highly anticipated
seventh season of the international hit series Doc Martin to public television stations
nationwide in January 2016. APT will also provide stations with a “sneak peek” at the new season with
the behind-the-scenes special Doc Martin – Seven Grumpy Seasons, releasing this November.
Doc Martin stars BAFTA winner Martin Clunes (Arthur & George; Men Behaving Badly) as Dr. Martin
Ellingham, an ill-mannered G.P. living in the fictional Cornish village of Portwenn. Already a ratings
winner in the UK, the new season will be releasing on public television stations in the U.S. beginning
January 1, 2016 ̶ with some stations offering a “sneak peek” of episode #701 before the end of the year.
(Nearly 90 stations have already licensed the new season for broadcast ̶ check local listings.)
Series 7 finds a heartbroken Martin ready to make some changes and win his family back following
Louisa’s (Caroline Catz) departure at the end of the last season. Also returning are Dame Eileen Atkins
(Aunt Ruth), Selina Cadell (Mrs. Tichell), Ian McNeice (Bert Large), Joe Absolom (Al Large), John
Marquez (PC Penhale), and Jessica Ransom (Morwenna). Guest stars include Tristan Sturrock (Saving
Grace) and Caroline Quentin (Jonathan Creek, Men Behaving Badly), with a cameo appearance from
Sigourney Weaver (Alien). Releasing concurrently with the new season is the complementary Doc Martin
Series 7 Filler Package, which contains 10 short vignettes of cast members, production staff,
townspeople, and fans discussing Doc and Louisa, baby James Henry, the on- and off-screen bond
between the cast and crew, the possibility of an eighth season, and more.
Beginning November 26, 2015, APT will also distribute Doc Martin – Seven Grumpy Seasons, public
television’s third behind-the-scenes look at the wildly popular drama. Shot on location in the picturesque
seaside village of Port Isaac during the filming of Series 7, the hour-long special features exclusive
interviews with producers, cast members, and director Ben Gregor.
Fans can also find Doc Martin VII on Acorn TV beginning October 5, 2015. Available at Acorn.TV and
on a variety of devices, Acorn TV is the premier streaming service for world-class television from Britain
and beyond from RLJ Entertainment. Acorn will release the Series 7 DVD on December 8, 2015.
Doc Martin VII was acquired by American Public Television from Acorn Media Group for syndication to
public television stations nationwide, and Doc Martin – Seven Grumpy Seasons and the Doc Martin
Series 7 Filler Package were co-produced by American Public Television and Acorn Media Group for
syndication to public television stations nationwide. For further information, a full list of episodes, or to
screen these programs online later this fall, please contact Erin_Couse@APTonline.org or 617-338-4455
ext. 150. Viewers can also visit our Doc Martin fan page at docmartinapt.tumblr.com.
About APT:
American Public Television (APT) has been a leading syndicator of high-quality, top-rated
programming to the nation’s public television stations since 1961. For 10 years, APT has annually
distributed one-third or more of the top 100 highest-rated public television titles in the U. S. Among its
300 new program titles per year, APT programs include prominent documentaries, news and current
affairs programs, dramas, how-to programs, children’s series and classic movies. America’s Test Kitchen
From Cook’s Illustrated, Rick Steves’ Europe, Front and Center, Doc Martin, Nightly Business Report,
Midsomer Murders, Vera, NHK Newsline, Lidia’s Kitchen, Globe Trekker, Simply Ming, and P. Allen
Smith’s Garden Home join numerous documentaries and performance programs popular with public
television viewers. APT licenses programs internationally through its APT Worldwide service. Now in its
10th year, CreateR TV — featuring the best of public television's lifestyle programming — is distributed
by APT. APT also distributes WORLD™, public television’s premier news, science and documentary
channel. To find out more about APT’s programs and services, visit APTonline.org.
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