Doc Martin (TV Series)

Erotomania (2006)

Caroline Catz: Louisa Glasson

Quotes 

• [Martin and Louisa are sharing a bottle of wine at his house. Rather sheepishly, he explains that he doesn't normally drink alcohol because it makes him fall asleep] 

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : [looking into Louisa's eyes]  You're so beautiful. You're so very beautiful - d'you know that? All I think about, every day, is just catching a glimpse of you.

  [they lean across the table and kiss] 

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : [whispers]  Oh, Louisa!

  Louisa Glasson : [whispers]  Shhh. Don't spoil it.

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : I love you. I love you.

  Louisa Glasson : Martin, this bloody table's in the way.

  [Louisa stands up, about to come round the table to give Martin a cuddle. Martin falls forward onto the table, fast asleep] 

• Louisa Glasson : Underneath the gruff, monosyllabic, well-meaning but rude person, you're... gruff, monsyllabic, and, well, rude.

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : What about well-meaning?

• Louisa Glasson : Martin, there are twenty things about you that are crap.

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : Thank you.

  Louisa Glasson : But if you were a stick of rock, you'd be Martin Ellingham all the way through.

• [last night, while drunk, Martin Ellingham told Louisa Glasson that he loved her - and then he passed out] 

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : I embarrassed myself.

  Louisa Glasson : No you didn't embarrass yourself. And I'm really glad that you said what you said. I just wish I'd had chance to say that I do too. I love you too.

  [Martin stares at her] 

  Louisa Glasson : What?

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : Love is...

  Louisa Glasson : What?

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : It's a difficult word when you think that we don't actually know each other that well.

  Louisa Glasson : Martin, we've known each other quite a while now.

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : Strictly speaking, for you to say you love me when you can't possibly know that you do is... potentially... delusional.

  Louisa Glasson : Oh!

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : There are certain quite well-known disorders where a person falls, without good reason, for someone else and believes that they love them.

  Louisa Glasson : [gobsmacked]  Pardon?

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : De Clerambault's Syndrome, for instance. Also known as erotomania. More common in women. They fall for a man of higher social standing.

  [the camera starts to track back to an aerial shot of the bay] 

  Louisa Glasson : Martin! What the hell are you talking about?

  Dr. Martin Ellingham : Delusional romantic attachments. Often associated with an excessive intrusiveness into the life of the object of the irrational affection. Stalking, if you like.

  [Louisa slaps Martin's face. The credits roll]