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History

Dr. Martin Dear

Martin is a junior house officer at East Hampton Hospital Trust. His mother is human resources director Joanna Clore and his half-brother Dr. Guy Secretan. Image File history File links Martin_Dear_-_Green_Wing_-_Series_1. ... Image File history File links Martin_Dear_-_Green_Wing_-_Series_1. ... East Hampton Hospital Trust is the setting for the British sitcom Green Wing. ... Human resources has at least two meanings depending on context. ... Joanna Yardley Clore, formally Dear, originally Pearson, is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Pippa Haywood History Spoiler warning: Joanna is the director of human resources at East Hampton Trust Hospital, she is 48 years old, has had two unsuccessful marriages, has had two sons who... Dr. Guillaume Valerie Secretan, better known as Guy, is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Stephen Mangan. ...

Martin has had a rather unhappy life. He is unloved by his mother, who wants the fact that he is her son kept a secret as it would reveal her true age if discovered, and his parents are divorced. His father was a newsagent called Donald Twat, but they changed Martin's surname (probably by Joanna so it would be harder to find him). At school he was nicknamed, "Chuzzlewit," after [[Martin Chuzzlewit]], which was shortened to, "Tit," then lengthened to, "Titbrain," but Martin still sees this as compliment due to the Martin Chuzzlewit origin. His half-brother constantly bullies him, often calling him "Fartin", and telling him he is the weaker of the two of them. Guy has mocked him verbally, physically and mentally, from making fetch squash balls thrown at him down a hospital corridor, to strangling him around the neck up against a wall. However Mac often comes to his rescue. Although he is unaware, Kim Alabaster and Naughty Rachel in HR often call him, "Martin Dear the Queer," but this is mainly to irritate Karen Ball another worker in HR who has a crush on him. Dr. Macartney, better known as Mac, is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Julian Rhind-Tutt. ... Kim Alabaster, is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Sally Bretton. ... Naughty Rachel is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Katie Lyons. ... Karen Ball is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Lucinda Raikes. ...

He has very little in the way of a love life. He has deep affections for surgical registrar Dr. Caroline Todd, but Caroline sees him as nothing more than a good friend. However, he did fall in love with Karen, but still has problems with the relationship, and has now since left. Martin still does have affections for Caroline, and proposed to her, with the help of Karen, Kim and Rachel as cheerleaders, but Caroline turned it down, after she realised the name they were spelling went, "M, A, R," not, "M, A, C." Registrar may refer to: In education, a registrar or registry is an official in an academic institution (a college, university, or secondary school) who handles student records. ... Dr. Caroline Todd is the main character in the British sitcom Green Wing, and is played by Tamsin Greig. ...

He also has money problems. He once became a nude model for a hospital painting class, where one of the students, liaison officer Sue White claimed he had a large penis. He is also constantly failing his medical examinations to his mother's embarrasssment. He drinks Guinness (which he hates) to look cool, and alcoholic drinks disagree with him in general. Sue White is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Michelle Gomez. ...

Martin has twice been involved in car accidents. The first accident happened when he told Guy that they were half brothers. Guy stole an ambulance with Martin and Mac in it, and drove it over a cliff. Martin was relatively unhurt, but Mac ended up in an eight-week coma, suffered amnesia and has since found his injuries to be fatal. The second accident occurred when he climbed onto a stolen camper van with Joanna onboard with Dr. Alan Statham, who ended up (almost) driving it over the exact same cliff. The last scenes show him trying to escape death yet again. Amnesia (or amnaesia in Commonwealth English) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. ... A campervan is a self-propelled vehicle that provides both transport and sleeping accommodation. ... Dr. Alan Rodrick Statham is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Mark Heap. ...

In his spare time, Martin likes to ride his scooter, an Aprilia Habana 125. He always rides it to work, despite the fact that lives directly opposite the hospital. He also likes to spend time with his best friend and fellow junior doctor Boyce. Martin is also well travel, having visited both France and Holland. He is also circumcised, although he does point out he is not Jewish. An Aprilia RS125, model of 1998 Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, which in recent times bought the historical Moto-Guzzi and Laverda brands. ... Dr. I. Boyce is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Oliver Chris. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... It has been suggested that Circumcision advocacy be merged into this article or section. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

External Links

• Green Wing microsite biography