Clunes used ‘Doc Martin’ tips to stop op
Doc Martin star Martin Clunes used his medical knowledge from his years playing the grumpy West Country GP to step in and stop surgeons operating on his wife.
The actor, who is married to the show’s producer Philippa Braithwaite, got involved when doctors said they wanted to carry out what he described as a “nonsensical” operation. He told Readers’ Digest: ‘She had an infection in her gall bladder and the surgeon was minded to take out her appendix. There was no infection in her appendix and instinct told me that it would be the wrong thing to do. ’