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Doc Martin: Season 6

8 episodes Premiered Sep 2, 2013 Updated Oct 20, 2026
Previously on Doc Martin

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Doc Martin Season 5.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (5): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S6·E1 Mytharc

Sickness and Health

Sep 2, 2013 · 48 min

Martin and Louisa are about to get married but will it ever happen. Martin is feeling irritated by PC Penhale, who wrongly believes that he is going to be the best man and Louisa i

S6·E2 Core

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Sep 9, 2013 · 47 min

The GP is left holding the baby after upsetting the new childminder, but luckily Mike agrees to look after James at short notice. However, Louisa is not happy with the arrangement

S6·E3 Core

The Tameness of a Wolf

Sep 16, 2013

A stranger stops dead in his tracks when he sees Ruth in the village, and later he spies on her when she is having a coffee with Caroline. Ruth is not sure why, but she starts feel

S6·E4 Core

Nobody Likes Me

Sep 23, 2013 · 47 min

When Martin is talked into taking baby James to playgroup, he is forced to sing along with the other mums. As the parents pair up, one of them says she is worried about her daughte

S6·E5 Core

The Practice Around the Corner

Sep 30, 2013 · 47 min

Mrs Tishell returns to the village. Martin has to work out what is wrong with beach comber Lorna. Al and Morwenna have an internet dating disaster, and romance is blossoming for Be

S6·E6 Core

Hazardous Exposure

Oct 7, 2013 · 47 min

Penhale spreads pandemonium throughout the village and Bert pops the question to Jennifer.

S6·E7 Mytharc

Listen with Mother

Oct 14, 2013 · 47 min

During an examination, Mrs Tishell is smitten by Martin holding her hands and staring into her eyes, and falls head-over-heels in love with him again. Two military policemen call a

S6·E8 Mytharc

Departure

Oct 21, 2013 · 47 min

Louisa is leaving for Spain, Bert and Jennifer's engagement party goes off with a bang, and Al is hailed as a hero for saving Caroline's life.

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