Doktor Martin: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dr. Martin Helling, a vascular surgeon from Berlin, hangs up his job because of a phobia of blood, so he moves to the East Frisian village of Neuharlingersiel for a new beginning. However, everything is very different from his city life; there is no hassle in the practice, patients prefer to stay for a cup of tea. The comedy of the series is mostly centred on the peculiarities of the villagers.

Series details

• Title: Doktor Martin
• Format: Scripted
• Language: German
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2007-07-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-07-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ZDF
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 43808
• IMDb ID: tt1063745
• TVDB ID: 256359

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-07-25; final listed air date 2007-09-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-05-07; final listed air date 2009-07-02; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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