Louisa Glasson (or Louisa Ellingham since she married Martin Ellingham) is a former headmisteress for the local primary school and currently a counselor. She is married to Portwenn's local GP Martin Ellingham she shares two children James Henry and Mary Elizabeth.
Seasons[]
Season 1[]
Martin and Louisa first meet on a plane when Martin could not stop staring at her, she thought he was being rude, but instead he noticed she had glaucoma. At the end of season 1, she finds out about his haemophobia, but he eventually proves himself when he saves Peter's life. Their first kiss was in the back of the taxi where he screwed up and told her that she needed mouthwash.
Season 2[]
In season 2 Louisa and Martin are apart, an old boyfriend from her past arrives and he begins courting her, eventually she notices that he is very controlling and when he wants her to leave with him she decides to stay in Portwenn.
Season 3[]
Louisa and Martin's relationship starts to develop this season. With her ex gone, Louisa is single and waiting for Martin. After her friend suffers a fall and Martin has to help, he asks her to marry him and tells her that he cannot live without her and she accepts. However, the day of the wedding, bad omens start happening and they decide to call off the wedding.
Season 4[]
It has been 6 months since Martin last saw Louisa. He encounters an old friend who wants him to return to the surgery. However, just as her and him are having dinner, there's a knock on the door and it is Louisa with a surprise: she's pregnant with his child. She tells Martin that she doesn't need him and that she is going to raise the baby all by herself. When Martin decided to accept a job in London, Louisa (now heavily pregnant) is upset with Martin and he tells her that she said she didn't need him. Louisa gets into an accident and Martin goes to rescue her. They go to a pub where she goes in labour. She tells him to go but later tells him she loves him and wants to be with him. The season ends with Martin and Louisa and their newborn child.
Season 5[]
Louisa and Martin begin their new life as parents and name their son James Henry. Their relationship is still in limbo as Martin's insensitive comments come to light. For example, telling Louisa that she needs to lose weight. Louisa's mother arrives in Portwenn and eventually her relationship with Martin takes a turn and she leaves with the baby. However, Martin makes it up to her by operating on her mother when she gets an umbilical hernia. In the season 5 finale, "Ever After", Louisa leaves the baby with Martin who in turn asks Mrs Tishell to look after James Henry. What Martin doesn't know is that she has developed an obsession with him and takes James. Eventually, Martin finds out about Mrs Tishell's obsession and he and Louisa go to rescue their baby. Martin "confesses" his love for Mrs Tishell when in reality it is to Louisa.
Season 6[]
Season 6 begins with their wedding. Bert decided to give them a honeymoon where everything goes awry. They hire a new babysitter to look after James. When Louisa wants Martin to present medals to the children of Portwenn, Martin acted as his usual self. Angry, Louisa goes after him and in the process gets hit by a car. As a result, she gets taken to a hospital where she seems fine but she tells Martin that she is leaving to be with her mom in Spain, stating that she and Martin need time apart from each other. Louisa leaves for the airport but while checking her brain scan, Martin notices there is a tumour that if Louisa gets a headache in the plane, the pressure from the cabin could cause an aneurysm. Martin and Penhale arrive at the Airport and Martin gets Louisa off the plane. He operates on her but in the end she goes to Spain saying that what he did didn't change things.
Season 7[]
Season 7 starts with Louisa returning from Spain with James and she and Martin decided to attend couples therapy in an effort to fix their marriage. In the season finale, Martin gets kidnapped and Louisa along with Penhale rescue him. After being rescued Martin tells Louisa he loves her and no longer wants therapy.
Season 8[]
Season 8 starts with Louisa quitting her job as headmistress at the school. She decided to become a counsellor. Her relationship with Martin is going strong.
Season 9[]
In the ninth season, Louisa is now a counsellor and she continues helping Martin with his phobia. Also this season, Martin and Louisa decide to have another child. They eventually go to fertility clinic to get tested. In the 9th season finale at Morwenna and Al's wedding, Louisa tells Martin that she discovered that she is pregnant. She asks Martin if he is happy and though he tells her that it came at an inconvenient time as he quit his job and he was no longer a doctor, he tells her he loves her and kisses her. What will happen next?