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Joe (Joseph) Penhale is a main character in Doc Martin, and appears in 63 episodes.

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Joe Penhale is the local police officer in the town of Portwenn. He suffers from agoraphobia, which causes him to become nervous in crowds, and narcolepsy, which means he falls asleep at random times. He has a weak voice, is clumsy, and often interrupts important events. As an example, during the funeral service of Martin’s aunt, Joan Norton, while everyone was singing a hymn, Joe asked for the person who owned a navy blue Mercedes, which was parked wrongly.

Joe has been married once before, to a woman named Maggie. In season 8, Joe prepares for a wedding to marry Janice, whom he had known for a few days. During his supposed wedding ceremony, the new vicar starts to talk bluntly to Janice and Joe about their impulse, and she tells them that they needed to get to know each other better before deciding to marry. Joe then hollers and passes a kidney stone in the belfry, and then insists that the ceremony be resumed. Janice leaves him at the altar.  

Appearances[]

Season 3[]

  • The Apple Doesn't Fall
  • Movement
  • City Slickers
  • The Admirer
  • The Holly Bears a Prickle
  • Nowt So Queer
  • Happily Ever After

Season 4[]

  • Better the Devil
  • Uneasy Lies the Head
  • Perish Together as Fools
  • Driving Mr Mclynn
  • The Departed
  • Midwife Crisis
  • Do Not Disturb
  • The Wrong Goodbye

Season 5[]

Season 6[]

  • Sickness and Health
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • The Tameness of a Wolf
  • Nobody Likes Me
  • The Practice Around the Corner
  • Hazardous Exposure
  • Listen with Mother
  • Departure

Season 7[]

  • Rescue Me
  • The Shock of the New
  • It's Good to Talk
  • Education, Education, Education
  • Control-Alt-Delete
  • Other People's Children
  • Facta Non Verba
  • The Doctor Is Out

Season 8[]

  • Mysterious Ways
  • Sons and Lovers
  • Farewell My Lovely
  • Faith
  • From the Mouths of Babies
  • Accidental Hero
  • Blade on the Feather
  • All My Trials

Season 9[]

  • To the Lighthouse
  • The Shock of the New
  • SWALK
  • Paint it Black
  • Wild West Country
  • Equilibrium
  • Single White Bevy
  • Licence to Practice

Season 10[]

  • Episode 1
  • Episode 2
  • Episode 3
  • Episode 4
  • Episode 5
  • Episode 6
  • Episode 7
  • Episode 8
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