

DOC MARTIN CAST SERIES
Joseph is a writer whose book, The Sword and The Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., serves as inspiration for the series and serves as a consultant.
DOC MARTIN CAST PROFESSIONAL
Jamal Joseph (Panther Baby: A Life of Rebellion and Reinvention), formerly a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, is a writer, director and professor of professional practice at Columbia University School of the Arts in the film department.Here are the historians and experts (in alphabetical order) serving as production consultants on Genius: MLK/X:

“They are all next level in their chops and their passion to tell this story.” “We are beyond excited to have put together the incredible foursome of Kelvin, Aaron, Jayme and Weruche to bring the depth, complexity, and humanity to these indelible icons,” said the Bythewoods. While they met only once and often challenged each other’s views, neither would have been as successful without the other. With their formidable wives, Coretta Scott King (Opia) and Betty Shabazz (Lawson), by their sides, King and Malcolm X became synonymous with the civil rights era and the fight for racial and economic justice. While King advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest, Malcolm X argued forcefully for Black empowerment, identity and self-determination. Genius: MLK/X, the first installment of Nat Geo’s series to stream as a Disney+ original, will explore the formative years, pioneering accomplishments, dueling philosophies and key personal relationships of Dr. The final episode of Doc Martin airs on Wednesday, October 26 at 9pm on ITV.'Chevalier' Review: Kelvin Harrison Jr Holds Court As A Violin Virtuoso As for the Christmas special, it’s an addendum to the series and it’s going to be really, really Christmassy!" "Then I start filming a drama next year about the county lines drug business model in rural Wales. After that I’m going to take a break and have a lovely Christmas. I’m just back from Papua New Guinea and off to the Philippines next. "I’m currently filming the second series of ITV’s Islands of the Pacific.

He now lives in our hall by the front door!" Finally, can you tell us anything about the Doc Martin Christmas special and what’s next for you? "I’ve got the Doc’s brass nameplate on my kitchen windowsill and my amazing wife got me the charity dog from outside Mrs Tishells chemist. The main protagonist doesn’t like anybody and nobody likes him - it’s a hard starting point!" Did you take any souvenirs from set?

It’s all credit to Philippa because none of the scripts have been an easy write. We were just making a silly program and people all over the world liked it. Now that I've finished it, I can see for what it is. "It’s a naff thing to say, but I have enjoyed it all. That would run and run, especially with Hermione in it!" Do you have any favourite moments from the final series? Now there’s a spin-off… ‘Sophie’s Choices’ about a slightly crap doctor, who’s slightly drunk, quite bitter, and has unsuccessful relationships. And there’s already been a whole section in London with the wonderful Hermione Norris playing the Doc’s ex, Sophie. It’s where he trained and had his medical surgery history. Fans are sad that this is the last ever season of the much-loved show.
