The film follows Dr. Bamford, who has become an accepted member of his Cornish community but seeks more privacy. He finds his dream home at the derelict Tregunnt Farm, but he is "gazumped" by the Bowden family from London, who intend to turn the property into holiday cottages.
Desperate to secure the farm, the Doc employs two primary tactics: Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie image
is a 2003 television movie directed by Ben Bolt that serves as a precursor to the long-running ITV series Doc Martin . While Martin Clunes stars as the title character, this version features a significantly different persona named Dr. Martin Bamford—a "happy, friendly" version of the doctor before he was reimagined as the socially abrasive Dr. Martin Ellingham for the 2004 TV series. Plot Overview The film follows Dr