Fair rating?Doc Martin· Season 4 · Episode 3
Perish Together as Fools
PC Penhale is delighted by the arrival of his older brother Sam, but their reunion turns to misery when Martin delivers bad news to one of them. Louisa searches for a new home in the village and visits Edith for a check-up, where she reveals an embarrassing piece of information, and Al makes his situation with Pauline worse by trying to act on advice from Bert.
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#1In Season 4of 8 rated episodes
#21All-timeof 77 rated episodes
+0.2vs season avgSeason 4 averages 8.8
2009First airedOctober 4, 2009
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Ben BoltDirector
Richard StonemanWriter
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