Martin Clunes has confirmed the passing of his ‘Doc Martin’ co-star Dodger.
The 63-year-old star has paid tribute to his “unbelievable” colleague, who performed his character Martin Ellingham’s pet pooch Buddy, after revealing he’s “now not with us”.
Dodger could not seem as Buddy within the last collection, in 2022, as a result of he was affected by dementia.
Throughout Martin’s look on ‘The One Present’, host Roman Kemp stated to him: “Your character was at all times irritated by his canine however you had fairly a great way of getting round that,” and the actor replied: “Oh Dodger, oh yeah!
“He was unbelievable that boy. Sadly now not with us.
“That was the joke I believed … ‘Who hates canines … that somebody who hates canines, however all of them love him, they usually simply hang around with him.”
Martin has recalled having “such enjoyable” with Dodger on the set, and he loved “pushing the boundaries” of what the canine star may obtain.
He added: “So I needed to yell at him, throw him round, do all kinds of issues however I by no means shouted actually at him.
“I simply waved my lips round and added within the shouting later.
“Me and Sonia Turner, his coach, and Dodger, we simply had such enjoyable on that, y’know?”
“Pushing the boundaries of what we may do with him and he was fabulous.”
In 2022, Martin admitted it felt proper to finish ‘Doc Martin’ after 10 collection, as a result of he did not need the present to develop into “repetitive”.
He instructed Lady’s Weekly journal: “As a result of we would solely begin getting repetitive.
“We have been very aware of wanting to shut the circle slightly than permitting it to float into being an ongoing cleaning soap opera.”