He's rigid, surly, tactless and self-centred but he's the only doctor in Portwenn. Even on his own wedding day, Dr. Martin Ellingham can't raise a smile; but following a suitably disaster-filled honeymoon, he and Louisa must learn to live together, raise a child and manage both their careers as best they can. It's a big adjustment for them especially Martin, unaccustomed as he is to clutter and noise.