The BEST episodes of Doc Martin season 6

Every episode of Doc Martin season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doc Martin season 6!

Make an appointment with the brilliant but socially awkward and neurotic Doc Martin. When Martin develops an aversion to blood, he abandons his career as a celebrated London surgeon and becomes the only doctor in a sleepy small town where his tactless manner soon has the whole town in an uproar.

Last Updated: 1/31/2024Network: ITV1Status: Ended
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Sickness and Health
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8.37
278 votes

#1 - Sickness and Health

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/2/2013

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 is also late for the service. The vicar has serious doubts as to whether she will turn up, leaving Martin on edge. After she finally arrives the couple are married. Things after the wedding don't go as Martin hoped and Ruth has a difficult time looking after James.

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Departure
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8.29
240 votes

#2 - Departure

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/2013

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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Nobody Likes Me
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8.16
250 votes

#3 - Nobody Likes Me

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/2013

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 daughter, to which Martin replies that the girl is probably just backward. Al helps Ruth move into a cottage in the village where she meets her new neighbour, a grumpy old man called Moysey. When Moysey goes for a repeat prescription for his asthma, Martin notices that his breathing has got worse - but he takes exception to being poked and prodded. Al admits he would like a girlfriend and asks Morwenna if she has any single friends. Morwenna asks her mate Janice, who is not impressed by the idea. So a desperate Al decides to sign up with Cornish Couples, a dating website.

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The Practice Around the Corner
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8.12
259 votes

#4 - The Practice Around the Corner

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2013

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 Bert and Jennifer.

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Hazardous Exposure
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8.07
263 votes

#5 - Hazardous Exposure

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/2013

The Doc’s blood phobia is getting worse, as is his consequent insomnia, which is also beginning to disturb his wife Louisa in the marital bed. Maybe it’s time he saw that psychologist his Aunty Ruth recommended, particularly when there’s an unfortunate and very public incident involving Doc Martin, dopey police officer Penhale and a staple-gun. Penhale (John Marquez) causes widespread panic in Portwenn after jumping to conclusions about an asbestos scare.

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Listen with Mother
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8.03
237 votes

#6 - Listen with Mother

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2013

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 at the police station looking for Mike Pruddy. Al pretends not to know Mike, then goes to warn him the army are looking for him. Louisa has shocking news for Martin.

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
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7.99
294 votes

#7 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/2013

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 and an argument erupts between the newlyweds just as their guests arrive for dinner - and that's only the first of the evening's problems.

Directors: Nigel Cole
Writer: Ben Bolt
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The Tameness of a Wolf
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7.97
284 votes

#8 - The Tameness of a Wolf

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/2013

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 feeling uneasy. One of Louisa's pupils blames an upset stomach on a meal she ate at Bert's restaurant and writes about it in the school magazine. Bert and Al are furious, and they go to see Louisa wanting something to be done.

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