One of my favourite television shows is Doc Martin. I think I have watched every episode at least twice. Sweden has reruns every evening and I still tend to watch parts of episodes while I am doing other things.
The more I watch, the more I recognise his amusing patient names. Most of them are not immediately obvious, but some of my favourites are:
- Albert Ross (Albatross)
- Alice Cooper, Jean Simmons, Daryl Hannah (these ones I twigged immediately)
- Ben Twilley and Drew Peacock I will let you guess yourselves…
- Helen Highwater (Hell and High Water)
- Iona Castle (I Own a Castle)
- Noah Cant (No I Can’t)
- Pam Demic (Pandemic)
- Scott Chegg (Scotch Egg)
- Teresa Green (Trees are Green)
- Wendy House
Some like Robin Banks are less obvious. Morwenna says Mr Banks and Doc Martin says go through Robin 🤣
Could you explain Barry Naeneck and Onna Todd? Btw, my favorite was “Iona Castle!”
Onna Todd would be On Her Tod, meaning on her own (it’s cockney Rhyming slang). Barry Naeneck I am embarrassed to admit I have forgotten, although I found it hilarious enough to include at the time. Maybe Barry No Neck? I will try and remember!
What about Ben Dover?
I missed that one!!!!
…wow. Is it telling that 1. I am autistic and 2. I NEVER noticed the names?! I watched the show a lot over the years and NEVER noticed! (I’m terrible, TERRIBLE with names, faces I’ll remember forever, but names/titles of things are just so so bad for me.) I’m so laughing about Ben Twilley! Do the patient names relate to their diagnoses? I’ll have to watch!
I always laugh at Theresa Green!