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In September 2011, Atkins joined the cast of ITV comedy-drama series Doc Martin playing the title character's aunt, Ruth Ellingham. [3] She remained with the series until the show ended in 2022.
Oct 2, 2017 · Acting legend and star of Cranford and The Crown, Dame Eileen Atkins reveals how her Doc Martin character, Aunt Ruth, has become an unexpected role model. Here Eileen Atkins tells TV Times, the fun fan reactions to her stern character, and why she would love to see Aunt Ruth’s traits played up even further, with a bit of extra tartness thrown in…
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Jan 11, 2019 · With a long and distinguished acting career, Dame Eileen Atkins is well versed in dealing with the perils of location filming. Shooting the new season of "Doc Martin" on the windswept cliffs of the North Cornwall coast on a bitterly cold Spring day proved a challenge.
Sep 4, 2022 · Dame Eileen Atkins, who plays Ruth Ellingham in Doc Martin, shares her experience of working on the series and living in Cornwall. She talks about her first impression of Port Isaac, her friendship with Ian McNeice, and her love for the county.
Eileen Atkins was born in a Salvation Army Women's Hostel in north London. Her father was a gas meter reader; her mother, a seamstress and barmaid. A drama teacher taught her how to drop her Cockney accent, and she studied Shakespeare and Greek tragedies. Her breakthrough role in "The Killing of Sister George" took her to Broadway.
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Sep 30, 2015 · At 81 Dame Eileen Atkins could be forgiven for turning down scripts and putting up her feet but the renowned star of stage and screen says that just like her Doc Martin alter ego Dr Ruth Ellingham, she has no plans to retire.
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Oct 31, 2023 · Everlasting Love: Directed by Philip John. With Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Eileen Atkins. Martin rubs up against the new herbalist and Penhale, Louisa, and James are all interested in Janice's new pedicure fish. Ruth is back from Mexico with more than maracas.
