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Martin Clunes has swapped the quaint Cornish setting of Portwenn for the rugged landscapes of rural Wales in his latest gripping drama series Out There. At 63, Martin dives into the role of Nathan Williams, a local farmer facing a harrowing ordeal as his son Johnny becomes tangled in the dark web of county lines drug trafficking.The move comes after Doc Martin's impressive 18-year run, yet Martin insits he never plotted this new direction.

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Martin Clunes, 60, has looked back on his time portraying Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly as he imagined the 1992 sitcom being released in the present climate. The actor admitted that the sexist nature of some parts of the show would not go down well with today’s audiences.Asked about the prospect of an updated Old Men Behaving Badly series, Martin said he would be “in a tribunal” over sexist jokes.Martin also explained that he believed the show was best left a “cherished memory”.He said: “Can you imagine that show coming out now?“It just wouldn’t happen, it would be shot dead at birth.“Talking about Kylie Minogue’s buttocks, you’d be in a tribunal.”Asked whether there would be something else to joke about on the show, Martin said: “Can I quote you on that?“[Because] I don’t think so, unless someone comes up with an amazing script.A”The comedian continued in a recent interview with Radio Times: “It’s a bit like Doc Martin finishing.“It’s best left as a cherished memory rather than something that’s too annoying for words.”Martin recently spoke out about Doc Martin wrapping up after 10 series and explained why now is a "good time" for it to end.Speaking to Ruth Langsford and Rylan Clark on Thursday's This Morning, he revealed how he and his wife and Doc Martin producer Philippa Braithwaite had "worked so hard" on each episode and agreed they wanted to "leave viewers wanting more"."There will be people I know watching it, huge fans of the show who are going, 'But why? We love it, why?'" Ruth commented."It's just a good time to end it," the actor replied."Poor Philippa, I mean she's worked on every single script, 84 of them, and none of them are easy."Because you've got a main protagonist who doesn't like anybody and

Speaking to The Sun, Theo said: “It's a pitch for our family, that's it.

ITV have announced that the tenth season will be the last as they pull the plug on the popular medical-comedy drama.  Starring Martin Clunes, Doc Martin has over 70 episodes, and filming for the last season will begin in the spring of 2021 with the drama then airing on ITV later that year.Martin Clunes and Philippa Braithwaite said: “We have loved making nine series of Doc Martin.

Martin Clunes, 58, is a household name for his role as Doc Martin, who attends to the residence of the fictional seaside village Portwenn.