Doc Martin, The Doctor I Prefer
It is very easy to like House MD. The character played by Hugh Laurie has everything going for it. Gregory House is brilliant but a troubled person. He is effervescent . Each and every case is more intriguing than the one in the previous episode. There is lot of action. On the other hand, Doc Martin is polar opposite in almost every way. Yes, he is weird and brilliant, too. But that is the only commonality. Doc Martin is set in a small picturesque seaside town of Portwenn. A brilliant doctor who has a peculiar problem. He has blood-phobia! Of course, he is eccentric too like House but with a lot less drama. The difference between House MD and Doctor Ellingham (as Doctor Martin prefers to be called) is that Martin Clunes' character is more human. And not just him, all the characters based in Portwenn are lovable. The large Bert Large, the serial entrepreneur, is naughty and mischievous. Al, his son is a affable with esteem issues. Ms. Tishelle, the pharmacist , who develop