Mrs Tishell's crush on Martin ends up taking a dramatic turn. After taking a cocktail of drugs Mrs Tishell can no longer hide her unrequieted love for Martin and decides drastic action needs to be taken. Her husband Clive returns home unexpectedly from his job on the oil rigs and ends up announces his plan to retire so they can spend more time together. Mrs Tishell decides the time is now to make her romantic ideas of a relationship with Martin come true. Clive is furious when he believes that his wife has been having an affair with Martin. After she goes missing with the baby, Martin, Louise and Aunt Ruth search for Mrs Tishell. Mrs Tishell finally makes contact but refuses to say where she and the baby are. Martin manages to work out where she and the baby are though. Martin is able to stop her from doing anything stupid by pretending to be in love with her.
Make an appointment with the brilliant but socially awkward and neurotic Doc Martin. When Martin develops an aversion to blood, he abandons his career as a celebrated London surgeon and becomes the only doctor in a sleepy small town where his tactless manner soon has the whole town in an uproar.