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Podcast Portwenn: Doc Martin & Best Medicine

by Chesla Wechsler

Welcome to Podcast Portwenn — celebrating the world of Doc Martin, unofficially. I’m Chesla Wechsler and we’ll be discussing Doc Martin and Best Medicine. Whether it's Dr Ellingham or Dr Best, Martin Clunes or Josh Charles, Portwenn as one word or two, we're here for it. We'll talk about the show with people who are watching for the first time and people who've seen it all. We'll discuss the characters, the plots, what we appreciate about the show, you name it. Check the show notes for spoiler alerts! Doc Martin specific episodes contain spoilers for Best Medicine and are best avoided until you've watched multiple seasons of Best Medicine. Podcast Portwenn is an independent fan production — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Buffalo Pictures, ITV, Fox, or the creators of Doc Martin or Best Medicine. It will never generate money for me. If it is ever monetized, I commit to donating it all to charity.

Latest episodes

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Best Medicine Season 2 Preview: A Gen Z Fan's Hot Takes on Martin, Louisa & the New Love Pentagon

Season One of Best Medicine ended in a tangle of misunderstandings, and I’ll have a Season Two podcast guest to help sort it out: Gabriela, a Gen Z viewer who runs with a

Sep 12
16 min

Doc Martin Season 7 Newbie Reaction: Couples Therapy, a Taser, and Patty's Big Told-You-So

Patty has said it for seasons: Louisa Glasson (Caroline Catz) keeps putting Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes) into situations he was never going to survive, then treats th

Sep 6
50 min

Doc Martin Season 6 Newbie Reaction: "He's Not the Only One Who Has to Change"

Season 6 opens with the Ellingham wedding and ends with depression, disillusion, and a surgery that should never have happened. Patty came into this one off a season 5 fi

Sep 2
54 min

Best Medicine Season 2 Preview: Love Pentagon, Blood Phobia Goes Public, Mark Finally Gets Love

Best Medicine is scrubbing up for Season 2, and so is Podcast Portwenn! For the first time, the whole Season 2 Unspoiled panel is together. Doug from New Jersey is back f

Aug 30
28 min

Take Me To The Fair: What Was Buckham Fair Like?

Podcast Portwenn goes off-script for a special episode and the video version is not to be missed.  Over the last few months, Chesla invited you to donate to Buckham Fair,

Aug 25
48 min

Doc Martin Season 5 Newbie Reaction: New Aunt, New Baby, and a Pharmacist's Breakdown

Doc Martin newbie Patty is back for Season 5, a favorite season for many Doc Martin viewers.  Auntie Joan’s (Stephanie Cole) death hits Patty hard and Aunt Ruth (Dame E

Aug 14
58 min

Doc Martin Season 4 Newbie Reacts: Total Miscommunication, a Threat Named Edith, and a Baby

Doc Martin newbie Patty is back for Season 4. Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes) wants to go back to London — or does he? Old flame Edith Montgomery (Lia Williams) is back

Aug 3
53 min

Doc Martin Season 3 Newbie Reaction: Mark's Out, Joe's In, and What's Up with Martin and Louisa?

Doc Martin newbie Patty (a Best Medicine veteran) tears through Season 3, which is a season of surprises. She spends half the season hoping PC Mark Mylow (Stewart Wright)

Jul 24
50 min

Doc Martin Season 2 Newbie Reaction: Patty on Parents, Best Medicine Parallels & Predictions

Patty the Newbie is back for Doc Martin Season 2 with the perspective of a full season of Best Medicine behind her, and she's not shy about the comparisons. Elaine Denham

Jul 16
56 min

When the Camera Turns Off: Doc Martin Fan Fiction Authors Kathy, Rob and Chesla on Craft and Canon

What happens when the camera turns off in Portwenn? Host Chesla Wechsler hands the microphone to retired therapist Lisa, who moderates a rare roundtable conversation amon

Jul 5
1 h 22 min

Buckham Fair!

Podcast Portwenn throws its support behind Buckham Fair, a fundraiser hosted by Martin Clunes and Philippa Braithwaite Clunes. Please, consider supporting them as a way t

Jun 27
1 min

Doc Martin Season 1 Fresh Eyes: A Best Medicine Know-It-All Watches Doc Martin for the First Time

Podcast Portwenn Season 2 kicks off with a fresh twist on the Doc Martin newbie experience. Chesla is joined by Patty, a familiar face from the Best Medicine playlist but

Jun 15
40 min

Season 2: Gearing up for Best Medicine and Doc Martin Podcast Content

Podcast Portwenn is back! Host Chesla Wechsler kicks off Season 2 of the podcast with a preview of what's ahead for both the Doc Martin and Best Medicine playlists. On t

Jun 13
1 min

Sea Urchins, Blood Phobias & Sheriff Mark Deserves Better — Carol's Best Medicine Season 1

Podcast Portwenn welcomes Carol to the panel — a Best Medicine fan from the Western U.S. who has watched every episode of Season 1 multiple times (including a recovery wa

May 13
34 min

Best Medicine Season 1 | "I Cannot And Will Not." — Unpacking the Best Family Secrets

⚠️ Spoilers for Best Medicine Season 1. Mel has been one of Podcast Portwenn's most engaged commenters all season — and now she's finally in the chair. In her first appe

Apr 29
38 min

Best Medicine Season 1: Fresh-Eyes Fan Review & Season 2 Wishlist

Is Fox's Best Medicine the feel-good family show you've been missing? Podcast Portwenn host Chesla Wechsler sits down with Jennifer and Mackenzie — a mother-daughter duo

Apr 14
38 min

Best Medicine S1E13 — "Norway No How" | Season Finale Deep Dive | Podcast Portwenn

The Podcast Portwenn crew breaks down the Best Medicine Season 1 finale in two parts: unspoiled fans Patty, Doug, and Erica react to the wild finale, then Doc Martin supe

Apr 10
1 h 20 min

Best Medicine S1E12: Auto Brewery Syndrome & Martin's Mysterious Ex | Podcast Portwenn

Best Medicine Season 1 Episode 12 — "A Tale of Two Sister Cities" | Podcast Portwenn Best Medicine continues to hit its stride.  In this episode of Podcast Portwenn, hos

Apr 2
55 min

Best Medicine S1E11 – "Mind Your Own Buboes" | Full Reaction & Doc Martin Comparison

Is it the bubonic plague... or just Port Wenn being Port Wenn? 🐀 Chesla is joined by returning guests Doug, Erica, and Patty for an unspoiled reaction to Best Medicine Se

Mar 26
54 min

Psychology Part 4 Doc Martin S8-10: Growth, Trauma, Healing

Doc Martin fans — this is the one you've been waiting for. In this fourth and final installment of the Psychology of Portwenn series, host Chesla Wechsler is joined once

Mar 24
40 min

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