Doktor Martin (Czech TV series)

Doktor Martin
Written by	Štefan Titka Tomáš Končinský Tereza Dusová Milada Mašinová Paula Sisková Hynek Trojánek Petr Šiška
Directed by	Petr Zahrádka
Starring	Miroslav Donutil Jitka Čvančarová
Country of origin	Czech Republic Slovakia
Original languages	Czech Slovak
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	32
Production
Production location	Velké Karlovice
Editor	Marek Opatrný
Camera setup	Miloslav Holman
Running time	51–53 minutes
Original release
Network	ČT1 RTVS
Release	2015 (2015) – 2016 (2016)

Doktor Martin is a comedy television series produced by Czech Television and RTVS. It is based on the British series Doc Martin . ^[1]

On 24 September 2015, RTVS announced that a second sixteen-part season was prepared, ^[2] which Donutil announced that it was the series' last season on 23 August 2016. ^[3]

Cast

• Miroslav Donutil as Martin Elinger
• Jitka Čvančarová as Lída Klasnová
• Jana Štěpánková as Marie Loukotová
• Gabriela Marcinková as Irena Dolejšová
• Norbert Lichý as Antonín Brázda
• Tomáš Měcháček as Miloš Brázda
• Robert Mikluš as Tomáš Topinka
• Václav Kopta as Robert Fiala
• Milena Steinmasslová as Sandra Kunešová
• Adam Vohánka as Péťa Krása
• Tereza Vilišová as Krásová
• Lukáš Latinák as Dan Lipovský
• Eva Leinweberová as Karolína Sovová

Production

The script was written by Štefan Titka, Tereza Dusová, Tomáš Končinsky and Ondřej Provazník and directed by Petr Zahrádka. ^[4] Doktor Martin was prepared by Kateřina Ondřejková's Creative and Production Group in co-production with Bionaut and in cooperation with Slovak RTVS and producer Zuzana Mistríková from RubRes. ^{[5] [6]}

Filming took place from spring 2014, ^[7] with the fictional Beskydy village of Protějov represented by the municipality of Velké Karlovice. ^[8]

The MediaMania server compared the basic plot of the series to Doktoři z Počátků on TV Nova, where the main character Ota Kovář – played by Martin Stránský – also goes to the countryside as a general practitioner. ^[9] Mediář and DigiZone also compared the theme of a doctor in the mountainous countryside to the German television series Der Bergdoktor. ^[10]

References

1. "Doktor z hor – Miroslav Donutil jako lékař v Beskydech, ČT začala natáčet seriálu Doktor Martin". digiprijem.cz (in Czech). 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
2. "RTVS potvrdzuje druhú sériu Doktora Martina. Čo jej seriál prináša? (analýza)". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
3. Spáčilová, Mirka (23 August 2016). "První Dojmy: Jízlivý Doktor Martin podruhé a podle Donutila naposled". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra . Retrieved 3 March 2023.
4. "Miroslav Donutil jako doktor z hor". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
5. "ČT začala natáčet seriál Doktor Martin s Miroslavem Donutilem". Parabola.cz (in Czech). 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
6. "Miroslav Donutil jako lékař v Beskydech". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
7. "Z Donutila bude arogantní doktor. ČT natáčí seriál o lékaři v Beskydech". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
8. "Donutil ordinuje v Beskydech. Hledejte jmenovku Doktor Martin". CT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
9. "ČT natáčí další seriál o lékařích. S Donutilem v hlavní roli". Týden (in Czech). Empresa Media. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
10. Polák, Lukáš (8 April 2014). "Doktor z hor po česku? Veřejnoprávní televize natáčí nový seriál s Donutilem". Lupa.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 August 2014.