Name: The Portwenn Effect
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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Martin tries to warn a woman about the dangers of sun bathing, but ends up offending her; gossip about the blood phobia circulates.

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Martin's Aunt Joan wants to rekindle a romance with an old flame who is suffering from a life-threatening heart condition; Al tries to woo Elaine.

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Louisa invites Martin to the Portwenn Players Dance; Martin makes a house call to a park ranger who claims to have a six-foot red squirrel as a friend.

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When a nasty stomach bug sweeps through Portwenn, Martin takes to the radio to alert residents to the danger, with unforeseen consequences.

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Though Martin has opened his surgery, his patients seem to treat it more as a social hangout; Martin is forced to fire Elaine for incompetence.

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Martin's first patient is a man who has grown breasts; Martin is forced off the road on his way out of the village.

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Dr Martin Ellingham leaves a busy London practice to start a small surgery in Portwenn, but his abrasive bedside manner leaves the locals wanting him gone.

S1 E4 | The Portwenn Effect