<P> Doc Martin is a British comedy - drama that has aired on ITV since 2004 , with a first season of six episodes . The episode number for the second series increased to eight . This was followed by a special bonus TV film and a third series of seven episodes . The next four series aired eight episodes each . Series 8 began on 20 September 2017 and as of 11 October 2017 , 4 episodes have aired , bringing the total to 58 episodes ( from the series plus the stand - alone TV Film ) . </P>
<P> Doc Martin is a British comedy - drama that has aired on ITV since 2004 , with a first season of six episodes . The episode number for the second series increased to eight . This was followed by a special bonus TV film and a third series of seven episodes . The next four series aired eight episodes each . Series 8 began on 20 September 2017 and as of 11 October 2017 , 4 episodes have aired , bringing the total to 58 episodes ( from the series plus the stand - alone TV Film ) . </P>
when does the next doc martin series start
when does the next doc martin series start
20 September 2017
20 September 2017