"Longlisted for the Runciman Award, Anglo-Hellenic League" "A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year" Richard Stoneman is an honorary visiting professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter. He is also a consulting editor in classics for I. B. Tauris. His many books include The Ancient Oracles and Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend. An exploration of how the Greeks reacted to and interacted with...

Once a successful London surgeon, Dr. Martin Ellingham is now a general practitioner in the idyllic Cornish fishing village of Portwenn, where he is every bit as eccentric as the villagers he serves.

The doctor continues his practice in the picturesque seaside town of Portwenn, while raising his son with wife Louisa.

Penhale and Morwenna participate in the annual gig race against another town. Louisa buys a new car, and Martin's blood phobia causes a disaster with a patient.