Martin Clunes: I'm paid to be annoyingly... brilliant!
The dog-loving star of Doc Martin reveals his dream career, why his day job stinks… and the secret of the series’ success:
Not many people know that I bless dogs.
When we shoot Doc Martin, fans bring their dogs up to me and want me to touch and hug them. I say: ‘I like your dog.’ And they say: ‘Thank you.’ It’s almost like a Papal blessing from me.
I was a really annoying child.
I was just a show-off. But now I get paid to be annoying. Brilliant!
When we shoot Doc Martin, fans bring their dogs up to me and want me to touch and hug them. I say: ‘I like your dog.’ And they say: ‘Thank you.’ It’s almost like a Papal blessing from me
Why is Doc Martin so popular?
Well, I guess no children get murdered in it and no Eastern European prostitutes get washed up dead on the beach.
I’m a farmer when I am away from the cameras.
I stink… routinely.
I’m fascinated by MI5 and would love to work for them. Anything that involves solving a crime is right up my street
I want to cry at the thought that I turned 56 last year.
But I’m quite robust and because of the farm, I mainly live outdoors. I find horse-riding is good for the lower back and it keeps me mobile.
I’m fascinated by MI5 and would love to work for them.
Anything that involves solving a crime is right up my street.
I get told off by my wife and daughter when I say ‘Cool, man!’ I don’t quite know why I say it. Instead of saying ‘OK’ I just go ‘Cool, man!’
I have been very happily married for 20 years.
But I learned from my father-in-law, who took every Valentine’s Day off work, that you have to continue to make an effort, so I make a thing of Valentine’s Day every year.
I get told off by my wife and daughter when I say ‘Cool, man!’
I don’t quite know why I say it. Instead of saying ‘OK’ I just go ‘Cool, man!’
What do I most dislike about my appearance?
My entire face.