There's trouble in the village when a new family move in next door to Louisa, and prove to cause issues for the everyone.
The Doc finally gets some admiration but not from Louisa... This however spurs Louisa to make her feelings known. But will there be wedding bells or ambulance sirens by the end of Season three of this fantastic comedy?
Starring:
Martin Clunes: (Shakespere in Love, Men Behaving Badly, Gormenghast)
Caroline Catz (The Merchant of Venice, The Vice, Murder in Suburbia)
Ian McNeice (The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Black Dahlia, Rome)
Caroline Catz plays pretty primary school headmistress Louisa Glasson. Dr Ellingham’s clumsy attempts to woo Louisa have so far failed. But could a breakthrough in their turbulent relationship mean wedding bells for the couple?
Martin is joined by a prestigious cast, which includes Stephanie Cole as his Aunt Joan, even she despairs at his caustic comments especially when romance blossoms for her with a new man in the village.
Ian McNeice and Joe Absolom star as father and son, Bert and Al Large. With son Al travelling the world, Bert decides it’s time to abandon Portwenn’s plumbing problems and pursue a new career – as a restaurateur, with disastrous consequences.
Katherine Parkinson plays Pauline Lamb, the feisty receptionist at the doctor’s surgery. She’s bored with her job, and wants new challenges. So the doctor arranges for her to train as a phlebotomist. But a dangerous addiction threatens to ruin her life.
John Marquez makes his debut in the series as Portwenn’s new police constable, Joe Penhale.
The guest stars include Denise Black, Louise Delamere, Lucy Robinson, Jeff Rawle, Thelma Barlow and Irene Sutcliffe.
The drama is written by Ben Bolt, Richard Stoneman, Nick Vivian, Jack Lothian and Keith Temple. The producer is Philippa Braithwaite (Staggered, Sliding Doors, Hunting Venus). The director is Ben Bolt (Losing It, Second Nature, Forgotten).The executive producer is Mark Crowdy (Saving Grace, Sorted).
Philippa Braithwaite says:“Viewers can look forward to great story lines and a few surprises along the way in this new series.”
A Buffalo Pictures production in association with Homerun Productions for ITV1.
RATINGS: Series 1 averaged an audience of 8.8m and a 40 % share. Series 2 averaged an audience of 8.2m and a 35% share. Series 3 averaged an audience of 8.5m and a 38% share.