Doktor Martin
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Doktor Martin is a German television comedy drama series produced by production company Phoenix Film for the German television channel ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...

. The first series was broadcast in July 2007, the second in July 2009.

The series is an adaptation of the British television series Doc Martin
Doc Martin
Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Mark Crowdy, Craig Ferguson and Dominic Minghella. The show is filmed on location in the fishing village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom, with filming of most interior scenes...

, which is broadcast on the British television channel ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

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Synopsis

Axel Milberg plays Dr. Martin Helling, a vascular surgeon from Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

 who hangs up his job because of a phobia of blood, so he moves to the East Frisian
East Frisian
East Frisian is an adjective referring to East Frisia, a region in Germany. It can refer specifically to:*East Frisians, the people from the region*East Friesian , a breed of sheep originating there...

 village of Neuharlingersiel
Neuharlingersiel
Neuharlingersiel is a municipality in the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

for a new beginning. However, everything is very different from his city life; there is no hassle in the practice, patients prefer to stay for a cup of tea. The comedy of the series is mostly centred around the peculiarities of the villagers.
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