Doctor In The Port

Doc Martin is back for a new series and as the TV crew arrive in Port Isaac again, Martin Clunes takes us on a tour of his favourite Cornish haunts

- Martin Clunes

Not long after dawn in the tiny Cornish village of Port Isaac and already the narrow streets are buzzing. Not with fishermen back from the sea – but with tourists and the Doc Martin TV crew. A coachload of American visitors rolls up at 7.30am (whatever time could they have left their hotel!), cameras and cables are being strewn around the pocket-handkerchief harbour and John Marquez, who plays PC Penhale, has been spotted and being persuaded to pose for a selfie with an excited fan.

Up the hill, the cafe is selling