Doc Martin
Louisa catches Martin in a clinch with his ex Sophie...
Wednesday, 9pm, ITV Drama
The Doc and Louisa leave scatty babysitter Janice in charge of the children when they head off to a conference. What could go wrong? Quite a lot, as it happens! Will James Henry spill the beans when his parents return, or will an enormous ice cream buy his silence? Meanwhile, in London, Louisa gets the shock of a lifetime when she comes across her husband with his ex…
DOC MARTIN Wednesday, 9pm, ITV Drama
Dr Martin Ellingham’s relationship with child counsellor Louisa has had its ups and downs over the years, and this week the married couple are tested like never before when his ex-girlfriend Sophie Trent decides to make a move!
The drama starts when Louisa and Martin attend a prestigious medical conference in London, where the Portwenn GP is a speaker. Consultant Sophie, played again by Cold Feet’s Hermione Norris, is also a guest and immediately starts causing trouble between the Ellinghams…
‘It’s amazing how the Doc and Louisa’s relationship has evolved. They’re always at odds with one another,’ laughs
Caroline Catz, who plays Louisa. ‘They don’t always connect!’
Compromising position
The couple’s lack of communication comes to the fore at a drinks reception, when Sophie reveals that Louisa is the case study for the Doc’s speech… It’s all news to Louisa, who’s horrified that her husband will be discussing her cervix and showing slides of her insides!
Later, after one drink too many, Sophie lets slip that Martin broke her heart when they were medical students and she’s currently going through a painful divorce. Initially, Louisa’s sympathetic. But later on, she feels very differently when she walks in on Sophie and Martin in a compromising position. Pushed to her limits, Louisa demands answers!
Love triangle?
‘There is a gentleness to Louisa but at the same time a strength,’ teases Caroline, who’s sworn to secrecy about the final episodes of ITV’S long-running drama. ‘I can’t believe that we’re closing the book on these characters. We’ve worked hard on keeping it fresh.’
Does this mean that the Doc harbours cheating feelings for Sophie? Or is his love for Louisa still strong?