Better the Devil (20 Sep. 2009)

Martin's fear of blood has not decreased and he almost gags when he has to remove a pencil from a schoolgirl's ear. For all this he is still interested in returning to surgery. Louisa has ... See full summary »

Director:

Ben Bolt

Writers:

Jack Lothian, Dominic Minghella,

Stars:

Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Lia Williams

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Clunes	...	Dr. Martin Ellingham
Caroline Catz	...	Louisa Glasson
Lia Williams	...	Edith Montgomery
Stephanie Cole	...	Joan Norton
Ian McNeice	...	Bert Large
Joe Absolom	...	Al Large
Katherine Parkinson	...	Pauline Lamb
John Marquez	...	PC Penhale
Selina Cadell	...	Mrs Tishell
David Haig	...	Head
Malcolm Storry	...	Clive
Georgie Glen	...	Barbara
Vincent Franklin	...	Chris Parsons
Angela Curran	...	Caitlin
Luke Neal	...	Andy

Storyline

Martin's fear of blood has not decreased and he almost gags when he has to remove a pencil from a schoolgirl's ear. For all this he is still interested in returning to surgery. Louisa has left town and a visit from ex-student colleague Edith, now a high flyer in private practice, helps sway him. However, when Joan's friend Barbara has an accident caused by Mrs. Tishell's husband Clive, who has gone deaf working on oil rigs, Edith wants to operate on her, but Martin overrules her, feeling, correctly, that Barbara can be treated at home. Edith comes to apologize and has not been in Martin's house for more than a few minutes when Louisa returns, extremely pregnant.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2009 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Buffalo Pictures, Ingenious Broadcasting, Homerun Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min 46 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Edith Montgomery: What you did was deeply patronizing and violated protocol. I'd expect nothing less.

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