How to watch Doc Martin outside the UK
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When he isn't helping you watch TV abroad, David enjoys watching comedy and documentaries. He's a big fan of The Detectorists and Blue Planet. He also loves watching English football, for his sins he supports Arsenal.
Doc Martin has charmed TV viewers in the UK and beyond for more than 20 years and counting with its affable tales of a GP in a rural Cornish seaside village who just happens to be afraid of blood.
The series follows his travails as he tries to deal with the many unexpected challenges the post throws up, with lots of laughter, tears, and grumpiness thrown in along the way.
The show has a large dedicated following and is still drawing new viewers even as its final series approaches. But if you are not in the UK, how are you going to tune in to watch new and old episodes live or on-demand?
Well, the good news is that there is a clever trick that will let you watch Doc Martin outside the UK no matter where you are. And in this guide, we are going to spill the beans!
Where is Doc Martin being shown?
Doc Martin is broadcast live on ITV in the UK and is also streamed both live and on-demand on the ITV Hub online streaming service.
However, it is only available for UK viewers, and if you try and watch Doc Martin on the ITV Hub from outside the UK, you will find it is blocked along with the entire ITV streaming service.
How do I watch Doc Martin where I am?
If you are outside the UK for any reason and want to stream Doc Martin on ITV Hub, you will need the help of a Virtual Private Network or VPN app.
Just in case you haven’t heard about VPNs before, they are mainly used as an online security and privacy tool. But, a clever quirk of how they work also makes them perfect for unblocking streaming services too.
We won’t bore you with the technical details, but suffice to say, a VPN lets you connect to servers in different countries, and when you do this, websites and apps like the ITV Hub are tricked into thinking you are in the country where the server is.
This means you can connect to a VPN server located in the UK and fool the ITV Hub (and most other UK-based streaming services) into thinking you are going online from the UK even when you aren’t.
That’s all it takes to let you stream Doc Martin from just about anywhere in the world.
Where to get a VPN?
VPNs are available from anywhere online, but be careful. There are loads of VPN services, and not all of them will be able to help you stream Doc Martin outside the UK.
In our view, the top VPN to choose for the job is ExpressVPN.
Why? Well, it has super-fast connection speeds, which is perfect for streaming in high quality. There are also apps for almost any device you care to mention, a big selection of UK servers to choose from, and even a 30-day money-back guarantee.
If you don’t like the look of ExpressVPN for some reason, NordVPN and CyberGhost VPN are also more than capable of unblocking Doc Martin abroad, and they both have a 30-day money-back guarantee too.
All you need to do is pick which one you’re going to choose.
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How to stream Doc Martin in any country
Once you have chosen a VPN provider, you’ve done the hard part.
All that’s left is to get everything set up. The good news is this only takes a few minutes, and to help, we have created a simple step-by-step guide for you to follow, using ExpressVPN as our example:
Step 1
Head to the ExpressVPN website and choose a subscription package that best suits your needs. The 12-month deal is our recommendation. It gives you a 49% discount and comes with an extra three months for free too.
Step 2
Download the ExpressVPN app onto your preferred streaming device. Make sure you do this from either the ExpressVPN website or your app store and nowhere else.
Step 3
Open the ExpressVPN app and log in to your new ExpressVPN account.
Step 4
Connect to a UK-based server by tapping Selected Location, followed by the United Kingdom, and then finally pressing the Connect button.
Now, all you have to do is wait a few moments while ExpressVPN establishes a connection.
Stream the show anywhere with ExpressVPN.
Step 5
Finally, open up the ITV Hub app or go to the website, log into your ITV account (you can set up a free one if you need to), and then watch Doc Martin live or on-demand.
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What is Doc Martin all about?
A lot of people don’t know this, but Doc Martin was actually a spin-off from the film Saving Grace which starred Brenda Blethyn and Craig Ferguson and was a modest hit back in 2000.
The character from the movie evolved rapidly into the grumpy, misanthropic vascular surgeon whose fear of blood forces him to leave his career behind and relocate to be a GP in a small Cornish fishing village.
Once there, he has to deal with a dysfunctional surgery, a hopeless secretary, and a motley crew of villagers all hell-bent on making his life difficult and calling him a name he hates; Doc Martin.
Cue series upon series of mirth, madness, and mayhem as the characters get into various scrapes, and Doc Martin has to come to the rescue, while at the same time trying to deal with his own problems and personal demons too.
One reviewer described the show as a “dose of feelgood fun”. We couldn’t put it better ourselves.
Who stars in Doc Martin?
Doc Martin stars Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly) in the title role. But he is ably supported by an ensemble cast that reads like a who’s who of British TV comedy stars.
Series regulars and guests past and present include Eileen Atkins (Cold Mountain), Joe Absolom (Eastenders), and Caroline Catz (Murder in Suberbia).
Others have included Ben Miller (Armstrong and Miller), Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Vicky Pepperdine (Getting On), Jeff Rawle (Drop the Dead Donkey), Kenneth Cranham (Oliver!), Chris O’Dowd (The IT Crowd), Julie Graham (Benidorm), Caroline Quentin (Men Behaving Badly), and even Sigourney Weaver (Alien).
The list goes on and on and on and is a testament to the huge popularity of the show. The final series is expected to have more than a few casting treats in store for viewers as well.
Summary
Doc Martin is the very definition of must-watch TV, and viewers will want to tune in no matter where in the world they are.
To do that, they will need to use a VPN, and ExpressVPN is the best one to go for.
All you have to do is sign up, download the app, log in to your account, connect to a UK server, and then you can watch Doc Martin live or on-demand on the ITV Hub from literally anywhere in the world.
It doesn’t take nearly as long as it sounds and, for Doc Martin fans, it is more than worth the effort.
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