Twitter users criticised Martin Clunes for his attempt at a Scottish accent . The Doc Martin star was playing Edinburgh author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Clunes said he had some concern about playing such a famous Scotsman . Comment: It was the most popular show last night in the crucial 9pm slot . However , ITV lost more than 2 million viewers compared with Broadchurch .
Twitter users criticised Martin Clunes for his attempt at a Scottish accent . The Doc Martin star was playing Edinburgh author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Clunes said he had some concern about playing such a famous Scotsman . ITV 's Arthur and George debuted with more than 5million viewers . It was the most popular show last night in the crucial 9pm slot . However , ITV lost more than 2 million viewers compared with Broadchurch .