"Breaking Up is Hard To Do (The Holly Bears a Prickle)" - Season 03, Episode 05

- by Karen Haviley

The stage is set. Louisa and the Doc have their first date. An evening of classical music, outdoors on a lovely estate. Romantic, right? Well...

Louisa’s friend, Holly, is one of the featured performers of the evening which is why Louisa has tickets in the first place. Things start out extremely well - they compliment each other, look lovingly at each other, and then they end up pretty much as you’d expect: Louisa tells the Doc she doesn’t want to see him anymore. It’s clear that this time she means it. She’s done trying to make things work and tired of waiting for ‘them’ to begin. 

And the Doc knows it.

Bert can’t figure out why he’s in the red. Al gets suspicious but he has bigger fish to fry at the moment: Pauline’s gambling. It's really starting to have an effect on her normally pleasant demeanor and the Doc is becoming increasingly aware that there's a problem. Especially when collections comes the surgery to take away her scooter due to late payments. It’s then she admits she has a real problem... she’s not winning enough.

Meanwhile, Holly comes for a quick visit to Portwenn to admire this ‘idyllic’ place. She’s in a rush, though, and jumps down from a ladder to a rock - a moment that sets off a chain of events that leads to a seriously surprising ending with the Doc and Louisa. It's not pretty, but it gets us to where we've been patiently waiting to see these two. 

Romance grows, ends, blooms again, ends again and finally reaches it's highest point. It's clear: Breaking Up is Hard To Do... even for Doc Martin.

Enjoy!

TRIVIA QUESTION: Holly mentions a colleague of the Doc's from London, Johnny Bamford, but what is the significance of this name? 

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