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A Magical Cornish Village
Doc Martin is IN
Consulting Room
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Back Right Corner
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The back right corner is usually a pretty dark corner in this room.  The area is sort
of an "inset" into the wall because of the fireplace to the right and the wall jutting
out above.  There is also a square nook high on the back wall that is usually even
darker and not easy to see - and sometimes contains something.  See the picture
at the left for a good look at the "inset" of the wall and the square nook (circled).

In S1 there was a large wooden cabinet with Art Deco style glass doors.  It never
appeared that there was anything but books inside.  It's actually the only thing
that Martin kept from Dr Sim's furnishings, but it disappeared after S1.
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Series 1
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There is a new piece of furniture in the corner.  It's a large, beautiful wooden
secretary with divided shelves on top.  The secretary stays closed for the entire
series, but there are a number of objects on top, including the White Buddha, a
mantel clock, a small fabric covered Asian box, a black tumbler with silver ring,
the shorter of the two small Buddhas, and a few books.

You can see in the nook that there is a large piece of pottery - Because of the
spot of the reflection, I have to believe it's the same piece from S1.
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Series 2
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The same wooden cabinet is in the corner, but more items have been added to
the top.  The large Asian chest is still there, but the Bonsai is gone.  Added is the
mantel clock that we saw in the front right corner of the Living Room in S1.  
A second black tumbler has been added and the ornate wooden clock that
was between the two back windows in S2 has been moved here.

In Episode 3, the two black tumblers were moved to the window in the front right
corner, and in that place were a small green and white ceramic vase (or bottle?)
and a couple of round red covered boxes.

The round pottery piece remains in the nook.
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Series 3
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The same wooden cabinet remains, but the top has been cleared and now has the
large, very ornate Asian box that was on the mantel in S2 & S3, and three Asian
warrior figurines.  It's very difficult to see, but I think inside the nook is now a
slimmer piece of pottery - possibly a bottle of some sort?
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Series 4
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This corner changed considerably when Dr Dibbs moved in.  She brought in a
tall wooden secretary that stays there through S7.  In the first episode, she keeps
the secretary closed, but when Martin takes over in Episode 2 he opens it up and
it remains open.  On top is a rectangular painting leaning against the back wall,
a turquoise vase, the green glass Banker's lamp we've seen before, and a plain
wooden box.  After Martin takes over, he moves the lamp down to the writing
surface of the secretary, but leaves the other objects on top - although they do
change places at times.  He adds several items to the shelves in the open
secretary, although the only thing recognizable is the shorter of the small
Buddhas.

For the first time, a picture has been added to the wall in the corner - a painting of
a dog.  There is a very similar dog painting in the Waiting Room next to the
receptionist's desk - both probably brought in by Dr Dibb.  Both paintings
remain there through S9.  In the nook there appear to be a couple of books and
possibly a vase or canister?
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Series 5
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In this series, all of the items, with the exception of the rectangular painting, are
gone from the top of the secretary.  For the first 3 episodes it is open, but there
are not many good shots to see what remains inside - mainly just the green
Banker's lamp.   Starting in Episode 4 it is shut again and even the painting is
gone from the top.  We do see it open again one more time in Episode 7.
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Series 6
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The secretary is open again and remains that way for the entire series.  The only
recognizable item inside is the small radio that was on the table by the fireplace
in S5 & S6, and of course, the green Banker's lamp.  On top is what appears to be
a vase, but next to it is something really exciting!  In the first 3 series, Martin had
a large, beautiful decorative Asian chest sitting on his desk.  It was gone in S4
and we never saw it again.  But it reappeared in S7 on top of the secretary.  
Because it was so dark in that corner in every shot, it wasn't immediately
recognizable.  But I've included a closeup of the chest when it was sitting on the
desk and it is absolutely the same piece.
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Series 7
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It appears that there is
something in the nook - you
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reflection.
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For the Christmas Special between S2 & S3, there is a new piece - a large carved
wooden chest.  We never see this chest open and it will remain there all the way
through S4.  In fact, it's the piece that the movers bump into the doorway as they
are moving it out in S4E8 when Martin is moving to London.

On top is the large Asian chest that sat behind Martin's desk all through S2, plus
a Bonsai tree.  There is also a Bonsai tree on the mantel, but this is the only
episode where they appear.
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Right Wall (Fireplace)
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The right wall is dominated by a fireplace that has a black stove installed.  We've
never seen anyone fiddle with the stove, but we have to assume it is meant to be
used in the winter - although there is a radiator on the back wall.  The mantel is
used every series to display various items.  On the wall above the mantel were 2
matching paintings from S1 through S4.  In S5, Dr Dibbs replaced them with a
large floral painting - and it has remained there through S9.

There were a series of different wooden chairs just to the right of the fireplace
for the first few series, and later they were replaced by a small wooden table.

In S1 there is a large black decorated Asian box in the middle of the mantel, and
to the right what appears to be a black fabric covered Asian box.  On the wall
above are two matching red framed pictures (there are two similarly framed
pictures on the front wall).  These two pictures appear to be floral arrangements,
but I think they almost look like overfilled woks sitting on top of a gas range.
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Series 1
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For this series the decorative black box was moved to behind Martin's desk.  Now
in the middle of the mantel is an even larger decorative Asian box.  It is wooden
with large silver accents and four round green (possibly glass?) pieces attached
to the front.  Just to the left is a tall ceramic pagoda, to the right is the taller of the
two small Buddhas that were in the kitchen in S1.  On the extreme left and right of
the mantel are a pair of matching tall, thin metal lamps with small white pleated
shades.  A tall back wooden chair sat to the right of the fireplace.
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Series 2
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For S3 the large wood and silver box remains in the center of the mantel.  In
place of the pair of lamps, there is now a single tall thin black lamp with a small
black shade on the right edge of the mantel.  The tall pagoda has been moved to
the right side and the small Buddha has moved back to the kitchen - and will
move back and forth between the kitchen and another area of the Consulting
Room during this series.  The Gold Buddha is now sitting on the left  side of the
mantel.  There is now a smaller wooden chair with a rattan seat to the right of the
mantel.  The orientation of the two pictures above remain the same as in S2.
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Series 3
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The items on the mantel are completely changed this series - as has just about  
everything in the Consulting Room.  In the middle is an antique barograph
(barometer).  On the left are a large metal warrior statue, some type of metal 3
legged cup or pitcher, a metal mortar and pestle, and 3 books.  On the right
appears to be a small Asian fabric covered box with the shorter of the two small
Buddhas on top.  There is also a small head-only Buddha statue that starts out on
Martin's desk but moves to the far right side of the mantel in Episode 4.  To the
right of the mantel is a new wooden chair with rattan seat - very similar to the one
from the previous series.  The chair was moved over next to the door in one
scene in Episode 4 when Mrs Selkirk indicated that her deceased husband might
be sitting there,
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Series 4
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Again, just about everything changed when Dr Dibbs took over the surgery.  One
thing that remained for some reason was the antique barograph.  Dr Dibbs placed
a light green footed glass dish on the left and a small covered blue and brown
glass dish on the right, with a short wooden lamp with red shade at the far right.  
The major change to this wall was that the two red paintings were gone and
replaced by a single large painting of a cup of flowers.  The chair to the right of
the fireplace was replaced by the splayed leg wooden table that had been on the
back wall.  There is a radio at the back of the table and in front is a kidney dish -
later replaced by a black leather case of some sort.
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Series 5
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There was only one change made in this series.  The green glass dish on the left
disappeared and was replaced by a small wooden box (from atop the tall
secretary in S5).  The table to the right still held the radio.  But in different
episodes it also held the black leather case, a turquoise vase, or nothing but the
radio.
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Series 6
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A few changes this series.  The lamp remained on the left and the antique
barograph was still in the center.  A square Art Deco style clock was added to the
left of the barograph and on the right was what appeared to be a covered tin box
and then the wooden box that was on the left side for most of S6.  The small
splayed leg table was still there - but moved from side to side (see below).
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Series 7
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For the Christmas Special between S2 &
S3, the lamps and the small Buddha are
gone.  On the left side is the White Buddha
that was in the back right corner in S2.  On
the right is a Bonasi tree.  And the Gold
Buddha with no base is sitting right in the
middle atop the decorative box.
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There was one small change for one scene in
Episode 3.  When the little redhaired boy was
creating havoc in the Consulting Room, a small
brown and red ceramic bowl appeared on the
left side of the mantel.  As Martin grabbed the
boy by the arm to set him back in his seat, you
could see the bowl next to the tall pagoda.  
The shot changed angles and the pagoda
disappeared.  Then the boy got back up and
smashed the bowl on the floor.  The bowl was
apparently only added to that scene to be
destroyed, but not sure about why the pagoda
disappeared - it was back again the next time
we had a shot of the mantel.
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Although the two pictures above the mantel
stayed the same from S1 to S2, they were
swapped from left to right.  See the two shots
from S1 & S2 on the left.
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Series 1
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Series 2
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The pictures above the mantel were playing games
again this series.  After remaining in the same
locations for S2 & S3, they started this series flipped
left to right again.  In the beginning of Episode 4,
they were still in the same location as in Episode 1,
but halfway through the episode they flipped again
and remained that way the rest of the series.
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Episode 1
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Episode 4
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Episode 4
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In Episode 7, when Louisa brought the tray of breakfast in to Martin, the
clock that Martin had been working on (his grandfather's) had been
placed on the right side of the mantel.  The lamp was moved to the far
left side and the wooden box was gone.  Of course, the clock was still
there at the beginning of Episode 8, but was later taken by his mother.
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In Episodes 1 and 2 the small splayed leg table was on the right side of the fireplace with just a box of tissues on
top.  In  Episode 3 it moved over to the left side of the fireplace and stayed there through Episode 5, now with a
couple of books (not always the same ones) on top.  In Episode 6, the table with just books on top moved back to
the right of the fireplace and stayed there through Episode 8.
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Front Right Corner
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This corner is just to the right of the fireplace.  It contains the exam couch and
there is a small square window high on the wall.  The exam couch is against the
front wall in S1, but moves over to the left starting in S2 and then there is
usually some piece of furniture in the corner.

There are 3 items that are often spotted moving around this area - Martin's rolling
exam stool, a small steel medical step stool with rubber tread, and a floor scale.  
The stool and step stool are usually under the exam table, but the rolling stool is
often moved around the room - and the step stool is not often in camera view.  
The scale is usually against the front wall, but can also be seen by the exam table.

In S1, there are two black tumblers with metal rings at the top sitting in the
window.  Also, notice that the exam couch has a base that matches the cabinets
along the left wall.  There is a wood and leather chair sitting next to the exam
couch - a matching chair is at the desk for patients.
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Series 1
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For S2, a few feet of space had been added to the side walls in this area of
the room, so the exam table was permanently moved from being against the front
wall over to the left so that it was almost to the fireplace.  A hanging light
(identical to the ones either side of the door) was added above the exam table.  
Starting this series, there would always be some type of stand or piece of
furniture in this corner, often holding the articulated exam lamp.  For this series,
it was a drop leaf wooden and metal rolling stand.

The two black tumblers remained in the window, joined by a small wooden box.
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Series 2
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For S3, a splayed leg wooden table is now in the corner and on top is the
wooden box from the window in S2, one of the small Buddhas, a brown bowl
with red interior, and some type of blue box (pretty sure it's a blood pressure
monitor like the orange one we usually see).  There is nothing in the window.

In Episode 3, a lot of furniture is moved around the room and the table has been
moved over to the Back Left Corner.  In its place is a new wooden stand.  It still
contains the wooden box and the blue box, but the small Buddha has been
moved into the kitchen.  In the window now the two black tumblers have
returned and are joined by the brown bowl.  The objects in the window move
around from episode to episode.
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Series 3
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A new piece of furniture is in place for this series - a wood and glass supply
cabinet.  The only ornament is the brown bowl from the last series.  In Episode 1
it is on top of the cabinet, in Episode 2 it's in the window, in Episode 3 it's back
on the cabinet.  Then in Episode 4 it disappears and both the window and the
cabinet are bare for the rest of S4.
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Series 4
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Again, lots of changes in this corner when Dr Dibbs took over the surgery.  There
is a new exam couch - notice the before and after below showing the original one
with the stainless base and the new one that is open underneath.  In the corner
now is a rolling supply cart with the exam light on top.  There is a narrower, taller
one near the door, and in Episode 5 the two carts were swapped.  This shorter,
wider cart is the one that Martin uses often all over the room, so when not in use
it sits by the door.

A large light blue glass vase now sits in the window.
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Series 5
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Everything is in the same place this series.  The only addition is the two black
tumblers are back and sitting on the bottom shelf of the cart in the corner,
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Series 6
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Again, no real changes in this area except that the two black tumblers are gone
again.  In the first few episodes the exam couch and the tall cart from the corner
are moved around a little bit.  By Episode 5 the two pieces are back in their usual
places and stay there the rest of the series.
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Series 7
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The only change for the Christmas Special was
that a different, footed, wooden box showed up
in the window.  This box can be seen in many
other areas of this room in subsequent series.
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The tall secretary remains in the corner - as it has since S5.  The Banker's
lamp is gone as it has moved over to the back wall between the windows.  
Martin's grandfather's clock is now back in the surgery and sits on the open
secretary.  The desktop magnifying glass has moved there.  The large decorative
Asian chest is still on top and for the first 3 episodes is the only item on the top.

In Episode 2, the clock front is open, but it's closed again in Episode 3.  In
Episode 4 the clock disappears and is not seen again for the rest of the series.

Also in Episode 4,  the Golden Buddha disappears from behind Martin's desk and
it appears on the top of the secretary to the left of the Asian chest.  It remains
there the rest of the series.

The odd dog painting remains on the wall in the corner and in the nook is one of
the small Buddhas!  We haven't seen either of them since S5.

We see Martin working at the open secretary in Episode 5 and in Episode 7 it is
closed for the only time this series.
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Series 8
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The items on and around the mantel stayed unchanged all through S8.  The
wooden lamp with the red shade, the floral painting, and the wooden splayed leg
table have all been there since S5.  Across the mantel we saw the wooden lamp,
a pair of books lying on their sides, a small mantel clock we've not seen before,
some type of turned wooden dowel ornament, and several books held in place
by metal owl bookends

On the wooden table to the right of the fireplace is a small wooden box that was
on top of the tall secretary in S5 and was on the mantel in S6 & S7.
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Series 8
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Series 1-4
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Series 5+
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Episode 2
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Episode 5
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Episode 1
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Episode 6
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Episode 3
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Episode 8
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Not much different in this corner except for the addition of a low bowl in the
window joining the blue glass vase.
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Series 8
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Front Wall
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The front wall of this room is the area to the right of the door (as you walk in).  
There are only a couple of features of note:  there is always a painting on the wall,
there sometimes is a metal trash receptacle, sometimes a scale, and, right next to
the door is the spot where he usually keeps his rolling cart when not in use.

One interesting thing about that wall.  In S4 (and only S4) it was wallpapered.  It
wasn't all that noticeable because it was the same color as the wall.  Click on
the picture to the left to see the S4 wallpaper

In S1 there was one of the red framed paintings on the wall, matching the two
above the mantel and the one on the other side of the door.  The rolling cart
sat next to the door with an eye chart on the wall above it.  In this series the exam
couch was up against the wall and there was a tall exam light that only appeared
in S1.  Starting in S2 it was replaced by a tabletop articulated style that usually
sat on a table in the corner.
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Series 1
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In S2 the exam couch moved away from the wall.  The red framed painting
remained on the wall, but the eye chart was missing - never to return.  A hanging
light was installed next to the door.  This was one of three identical lights
installed at the beginning of S2 - one on either side of the door and one on the
right wall over the exam couch.  A mysterious box was added to the wall next to
the door, painted to match the wall.  We've never seen it used or any reference
to it.

The rolling cart was parked next to the door most of the time.  In the Christmas
Special a white metal trash receptacle was sitting next to the rolling cart.
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Series 2
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Not much new in this series.  The only change is that there is a different white
metal trash receptacle - moved from the Left Wall in S2.
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Series 3
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This was the series that they inexplicably wallpapered the upper half of this wall.  
The only other change was the addition of a radiator on the wall.  Several of the
rooms in the surgery had radiators added in S4.  Perhaps it was an unusually
cold spring there?
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Series 4
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S5 saw many changes in this room with Dr Dibbs moving in.  There is a new
painting on the wall - a pastoral scene that is similar in style to the new one
behind the desk.  A new rolling cart that is taller and with a smaller surface area
is sitting against the wall.  In the corner is another rolling cart that is similar to
the one that has always been next to the door.  In Episode 5 the two carts are
swapped out so that the shorter one that Martin uses in different areas of the
room is easy to reach next to the door.  Dr Dibbs has also brought in a pair of
wooden chairs and one is often against this wall.  The trash receptacle is gone
and a scale is against the wall.

Notice the blue blood pressure monitor now instead of the orange one.  The
orange one will still be seen on occasion.  
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Series 5
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The only change is that the wooden chair is no longer against the wall.
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Series 6
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In the first few episodes the exam couch and cart with the exam light move around
a little bit.  The wooden chair is back against the wall.  There is a new stainless
steel trash receptacle.  The scale is against the wall in Episode 1, but it moves
over to under the window for the rest of the series.
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Series 7
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Series 1-4
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Series 5+
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Episode 3
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Episode 2
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Episode 5
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There is now no trash receptacle, but the scale, chair and cart are all along the
wall as usual.
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Series 8
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The tall lamp at the right end of
the mantel was there for
Episodes 1 & 2 but was
replaced by a similar, but
shorter lamp in Episode 3 and
remained there for the rest of
the series.  Interestingly, the
shorter lamp was also present
for one scene in Episode 1
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In the Christmas Special,
when Martin opened the
cupboard door to stash the
rifle, we see the clock that
sat on top of the secretary
in the Back Right Corner
through all of S2.
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The tall secretary that first appeared in S5 is still there.  That corner was pretty
dark most of the series, so I wasn't able to identify many of the items.  There is a
new black metal goose neck lamp and a black and gold carriage clock. The small
mantel clock that was first seen above the fireplace in S8 is here now. The
desktop magnifying glass remains here.  On top, just as in the last series, is the
large black and gold Asian chest.  To the left of the chest is the Golden Buddha
(without the base), but I had to really lighten a screenshot to be able to spot it.

The dog painting remains on the wall, and I could see something inside the nook,
but it was too dark to make out what it might be.  Gaby Otterbach was lucky
enough to have a set visit and got a good photo of that corner.  In the nook was
a beautiful green vase that we've never seen before.  Too bad they never
allowed it to be seen in the episodes!

In a couple of episodes this series we could see a glass front mantel clock sitting
on the floor next to the desk.  It's very similar in look and size as Martin's
grandfather's clock, but what I could make out of the face, it is not the same clock.
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Series 9
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A mix of new and old items in this area for this series.  Of course, the same floral
painting that has been there since S5.  The wooden lamp has also been there
since S5, and the owl bookends that first appeared in S8.  The small picture
appears to be a painting from somewhere along the Cornish coast - possibly at
The Rumps (west of Port Isaac)?  We've seen that little painting before - in S5 it
was on the wall in the Back Left Corner next to Martin's desk.  The new items this
series are a black and gold carriage clock (there is also a new similar carriage
clock on the secretary in the Back Right Corner), and a pair of tribal type
sculptures at the right end of the mantel.

The splayed leg wooden table is still there and on top are a small radio and a
wooden box with a carved top.
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Series 9
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I try to always use screenshots from the episodes
for these pages, but once in awhile i will find a
photo that someone has taken while on the set.  
During the filming of this series, Gaby Otterbach
was able to visit the set and brought back these
photos.  You can see much clearer views of
this area.
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As usual, this corner has had few significant changes since S5.  The exam table
and metal cart in the corner with the exam light on top are all the same.  The only
change is that a short matching blue vase has been added to the taller one in
the window.
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Series 9
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Another area that has not changed much in the last few series.  The same
painting on the wall, the same chair and the same rolling cart.  In this series, the
scale has been moved to the right wall underneath the wall mounted
stadiometer (height measuring tool).
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Series 9
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One addition to this
area is the wall
mounted stadiometer
(height measuring
device).  In S1E1
there was an older
wooden one
mounted in the back
left corner of the
room.  When the
room was redone
starting in Episode 2,
there was not one
visible, but a new one
appeared in this
opposite corner
starting in S2.
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One other change
this series is that
the stadiometer
(height measuring
device) has moved a
few feet to the left
on the wall.  It's now
much closer to the
fireplace.
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In S1E1, there was a
sphygmomanometer
(blood pressure
measuring device)
mounted to the wall
in the back right
corner of the room.  
Martin told Elaine that
they need to order a
new one, and this
orange one is sitting
on the rolling cart
starting in Episode 2.
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The first sighting of the floor
scale is in Episode 4 when
Julie Mitchell is weighed.  
The scale is sitting at the
back wall, but it will be
moved over to the front wall
and is first spotted there in
the Christmas Episode.  
From then on it will reside in
that area - either against the
front wall or over near or
under the exam table.
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Notice the new
rolling exam
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thicker green
leather seat - the
old one had a
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A note about the exam table paper.  In S1-S3 the roll sat on the edge of the head of the table.  In
S4, for some reason, a dispenser was attached to the wall.  The dispenser was gone when the new
table was brought in for S5 and for the first 2 episodes the paper roll was attached to the foot of
the table.  That might have hindered things because occasionally a patient sits there.  Starting in
Episode 3 the roll was back under the head of the table and it's remained there.

They are usually good about having the paper in place when a patient is sitting or lying on the
table, but there have been a handful of instances where it was forgotten.
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The scale looks different this series - at first I though they might
have removed the black non slip surface.  But on closer look, I
think it might be a new one.  Also in this series there is a rare
overhead shot when Martin and his patient have both fainted.  
This is one of the best views we have ever had of the small
medical foot stool.
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You can see the orange blood pressure
monitor in the bottom drawer
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In Episode 2 the blue blood pressure
monitor was there, but in Episode 8 the
orange one was back.
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Martin's consulting room is really at the heart of the show and the majority of scenes are filmed
in this room.  The room is filled with antique furniture and a lot of decor items.  There is also a
definite Asian flair for the decor in the room.  Every series there were changes in the room - new
items brought in, items leaving the room (and often showing up in other rooms in the surgery)
and items moved from one area of the room to another one.  One exception was in S3
where all kinds of changes happened halfway through the series.  I still haven't figured out a
good reason for that - maybe one day I will get to talk to the prop masters.  At the beginning of
S4 there were some big changes to the type of furniture and the way the room was
decorated (and big changes in other areas of the surgery).  I put this down to Martin needing to
make some changes after Louisa left Portwenn.  Maybe it has nothing to do with any of that - but
that's my theory!