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The Family Way
Season 2, Episode 6
The doctor is surprised when his parents visit out of the blue, but they bring unwelcome tidings for all, especially Aunt Joan, who may be driven from her home. School secretary Maureen receives better news when what she thought was her thyroid problem turns out to be a pregnancy. Louisa calls Martin after Danny collapses - but the ambulance is delayed and emergency surgery must be performed to save his life
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Comedy
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Cast & Crew
Martin Clunes
(Actor)
.. Dr Martin Ellingham
Caroline Catz
(Actor)
.. Louisa Glasson
Stewart Wright
(Actor)
.. PC Mark Mylow
Stephanie Cole
(Actor)
.. Joan Norton
Ian McNeice
(Actor)
.. Bert Large
Kathrine Parkinson
(Actor)
.. Pauline Lamb
Tristan Sturrock
(Actor)
.. Danny Steel
John Woodvine
(Actor)
.. Christopher Ellingham
Claire Bloom
(Actor)
.. Margaret Ellingham
Jeff Rawle
(Actor)
.. Roger Fenn
Ruth Sheen
(Actor)
.. Maureen
Angeline Ball
(Actor)
.. Julie Mitchell
Andrea Riseborough
(Actor)
.. Samantha
Sasha Tilley
(Actor)
.. Nikki
Natalie Pownall
(Actor)
.. Becky
Tim Faraday
(Actor)
.. Paramedic
Dominic Minghella
(Writer)
Edana Minghella
(Writer)
Ben Bolt
(Director)
Philippa Braithwaite
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Martin Clunes
(Actor)
.. Dr Martin Ellingham
Born:
November 28, 1961
in
London
Best Known For:
A string of TV hits, including Men Behaving Badly and Doc Martin.
Early-life:
Born Alexander Martin Clunes on November 28, 1961, in Wimbledon, south London, into a theatrical family. His father was the acclaimed classical actor Alec Clunes, who died of lung cancer in 1970. His mother used to work as Orson Welles's secretary, and his cousin was Sherlock Holmes star Jeremy Brett. Clunes left school at 16 with one O-level and wanted to be a carpenter before enrolling at the Arts Educational Drama College in London. He started out in theatre and won acclaim for directing The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.
Career:
Clunes made his TV debut in a 1983 Doctor Who adventure, followed by a regular role in sitcom No Place Like Home. In 1990 he appeared alongside Sean Connery in The Russia House and two years later in the much-maligned comedy Carry On Columbus. He turned to directing again with comedy film Staggered, in which he also starred. Men Behaving Badly made him a household name - but not until original co-star Harry Enfield was replaced by Neil Morrissey and the series moved from ITV to the BBC. He has chalked up a major success for ITV as über-grumpy GP Doc Martin. Clunes has also presented several documentaries, and appeared in such series as William and Mary, A is for Acid, The Town and Reggie Perrin.
Quote:
"I get contemptuous of my own acting and wish I had fewer chins."
Trivia:
He won a British Comedy Award and BAFTA award for his performance on Men Behaving Badly.
Caroline Catz
(Actor)
.. Louisa Glasson
Stewart Wright
(Actor)
.. PC Mark Mylow
Stephanie Cole
(Actor)
.. Joan Norton
Born:
October 05, 1941
in
Solihull
Best Known For:
Tenko, Waiting for God and Doc Martin.
Early-life:
Patricia Stephanie Cole was born in Solihull on October 5, 1941. She landed a place at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre school when she was 15 and made her stage debut at the age of 17, playing a 90-year-old woman in Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit (at the age of 63, she played the same role when the play was revived at the Savoy Theatre in 2004).
Career:
Cole made her TV debut in an episode of Z Cars in 1968. She went on to make guest appearances in several TV shows but her big break didn't come until she was cast as Dr Beatrice Mason in Tenko in 1981. She played the kindly doctor for three series and a one-off special. Other notable roles include Mrs Featherstone in Open All Hours, Betty Sillitoe in A Bit of a Do, Diana Trent in Waiting for God and Joan Norton in Doc Martin. More recently, she played Sylvia Goodwin in Coronation Street and revived the role of Mrs Featherstone in Still Open All Hours.
Quote:
"I laugh like a drain at most jokes, but then instantly forget them."
Trivia:
In 2012, Cole won a British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance for her role in Coronation Street. She was awarded an OBE in 2005.
Ian McNeice
(Actor)
.. Bert Large
Born:
October 02, 1950
in
Basingstoke
Best Known For:
Doc Martin.
Early-life:
McNeice was born in Basingstoke in Hampshire in 1950. His acting training started at the Taunton School in Somerset, followed by two years at the Salisbury Playhouse. His childhood was hard, as the shy youngster struggled with a stammer, and he lost his older brother in a car accident. Determined to overcome his shyness, he stuck at acting and spent years in theatre, including a four-year career with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and a production of Nicholas Nickleby on Broadway.
Career:
McNeice's TV breakthrough was in the drama series Edge of Darkness. He has also appeared in a number of films, including 84 Charing Cross Road, Day of the Dead, No Escape, From Hell and The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. His breakthrough into American films occurred when he played opposite Jim Carrey as Fulton Greenwall in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). Other notable credits include Conspiracy (2001), Valkyrie (2009) and the HBO hit series Rome. Since 2004, he has played Bert Large in Doc Martin.
Quote:
"In a funny kind of way, the problems that my weight and stammer created were also the foundations of my career as an entertainer."
Trivia:
McNeice has played Winston Churchill in a number of projects, including Doctor Who and the stage version of The King's Speech.
Kathrine Parkinson
(Actor)
.. Pauline Lamb
Tristan Sturrock
(Actor)
.. Danny Steel
John Woodvine
(Actor)
.. Christopher Ellingham
Claire Bloom
(Actor)
.. Margaret Ellingham
Jeff Rawle
(Actor)
.. Roger Fenn
Ruth Sheen
(Actor)
.. Maureen
Angeline Ball
(Actor)
.. Julie Mitchell
Andrea Riseborough
(Actor)
.. Samantha
Sasha Tilley
(Actor)
.. Nikki
Natalie Pownall
(Actor)
.. Becky
Tim Faraday
(Actor)
.. Paramedic
Dominic Minghella
(Writer)
Edana Minghella
(Writer)
Ben Bolt
(Director)
Philippa Braithwaite
(Producer)
