Doc Martin: Behind the Scenes on Public TV Stations This Summer [UPDATED]

It’s Friday, and you know what that means. #flashbackfriday. For a different spin on it, let’s revisit the early days of Brit hit Doc Martin with Doc Martin: Behind the Scenes.

Ten years after its debut on ITV, the award-winning dramedy, Doc Martin, is still going strong. Over its six series to date, it has topped the 10 million viewer mark in the UK, while US audience numbers have continued to grow as more public television stations have picked up the program.

What has made the show so popular? The answer to that, plus more from those in the know, is revealed in Doc Martin: Behind the Scenes.

Produced by ITV after Series 1 of Doc Martin drew an average of 9.3 million viewers and won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Drama, this behind-the-scenes special gives fans the inside scoop on the show’s beginnings, cast of characters, elements of mystery, and second series storylines.

It’s chock full of interviews, including with actors Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Joe Absalom, Ian McNeice, Katherine Parkinson, Stephanie Cole, Stewart Wright, and Tristan Sturrock; writers Dominic and Edana Minghella; director Ben Bolt; producer Philippa Braithwaite (wife of star Martin Clunes); and Doc Martin‘s medical adviser, location manager and production designer.

Also included are clips from the first series, as-they-were-filming-it scenes from the second (the special was recorded as production was in progress), outtakes, interviews with Port Isaac locals, and “some specialist advice on screen snogging.”

Doc Martin: Behind the Scenes is as entertaining as the series itself, and it’s obvious that cast and crew have had as much fun making Doc Martin as fans have had watching it.

The public television stations listed below are confirmed for airing Doc Martin: Behind the Scenes beginning 1 August 2014. Check your local listings or contact the station serving your area for air dates and times.

UPDATE: Stations in Florida (Ft Myers), Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Vermont have picked up the program.

State	City	Station
Arizona	Tucson
California	Sacramento
District of Columbia	Washington, DC
Florida	Ft Myers
Florida	Gainesville
Florida	Orlando
Florida	Tampa
Illinois	Urbana
Iowa	Council Bluffs, Davenport (Quad Cities), Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Iowa City, Mason City, Red Oak, Sioux City, Waterloo
Kansas	Topeka
Kentucky	Ashland, Bowling Green, Concinnati/Covington, Elizabethtown, Hazard, Lexington, Louisville, Madisonville, Morehead, Murray, Owensboro, Owenton, Paducah, Pikeville, Somerset
Maine	Augusta, Biddeford/Portland, Calais, Orono, Presque Isle
Michigan	East Lansing
Mississippi	Biloxi, Booneville, Bude, Greenwood, Jackson, Meridian, Oxford, Starkville
Missouri	St. Louis
Montana	Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell, Missoula
Nebraska	Alliance, Bassett, Hastings, Lexington, Lincoln, Merriman, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha
Nevada	Las Vegas
New Mexico	Albuquerque
New York	Troy
North Carolina	Asheville, Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte/Concord, Edenton/Columbia, Greenville, Jacksonville, Linville, Lumberton, Roanoke Rapids, Wilmington, Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point
Ohio	Dayton
Oklahoma	Cheyenne, Eufaula, Oklahoma City, Tulsa
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg
Rhode Island	Providence
South Dakota	Aberdeen, Eagle Butte, Lowry, Martin, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Vermillion
Tennessee	Nashville
Texas	Dallas
Vermont	Burlington, Rutland, St. Johnsbury, Windsor
Virginia	Norfolk
Washington	Pullman
Washington	Seattle
West Virginia	Grandview/Bluefield/ Beckley, Huntington, Morgantown
Wisconsin	Milwaukee