More Ben Miller picspam
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phantym_56This is from Doc Martin. I've watched a few episodes with my parents but I'm not a fan and I don't love it. However, I discovered Ben Miller had guested and was astonished to realise he was in one of the episodes I'd seen. I remembered it - I remembered sitting with my mum trying to figure out what on earth was going on and her saying "I've seen this before, he's the squirrel. Oh no, I remember, it gets even weirder" and discovered that this crazy person was my beloved Ben Miller.
He makes very good coffee.
At this point, he's having a very rational conversation with Doc Martin and showing himself to be very perceptive and keenly interested in the world around him. Until he asks for some kind of tranquiliser drug. Doc Martin says "Are you suffering from insomnia or anxiety?" "Yeah, insomnia, anxiety... yeah, a lot of trouble sleeping," Stewart says despite clearly not having either. Then he admits it's for "a friend" who is very shy.
Then he turns all red squirrel freedom fighter.
"Anthony's not just a squirrel. He's a survivor and the least we could do is give him his tranquilisers!"
He's still waving the gun around when Doc Martin discovers the gate is locked and he can't get out; effectively held hostage at gunpoint.
That third plate is for Anthony...
So in an attempt to escape, Doc Martin puts some kind of drugs in Stewart's water... but he doesn't actually drink it.
On the far left is Anthony. You can't see him because only Stewart can see him. Anthony's six foot tall but Ben Milller isn't and I really like that he's looking up at this squirrel and has to lift his arm up to put it round him.
"I don't know, how do you make yourself attractive to a squirrel?" Doc Martin says dourly. "Climb up a tree and act like you're a nut!" Yes, that really is what he's having hysterics over.
"What's that, Anthony?"
"Anthony's a bit upset. He says you haven't spoken a word to him."
"If that's the best you can do, maybe you should go."
Then he goes a bit crazy and attacks the bird tables because they attract grey squirrels which are the enemies of red ones, and the villagers stand around and tut because Doc Martin hasn't given him what he calls "inappropriate medication."
Martin goes to section Stewart. "I've gone over the top, haven't I?"
Ben Miller does a really good nervous body language thing, with Doc Martin and in the Worst Week of My Life when he's scared of his father-in-law. Then it completely vanishes when he's the arrogant Home Office Lester in Primeval and he becomes unrecognisable.
Then he unexpectedly reappears towards the end of the next series. The policeman and the plumber's son are lost in the woods, the policeman's been bitten by an adder, and as a ranger, Stewart is the expert so Doc Martin fetches him to help with the search.
The character is quite different this time round. In his first episode, he was a traumatised ex-soldier who was wounded in Bosnia and has an imaginary friend to look after him. But in this one, he's "thrown Anthony out - he was taking me for granted", he's completely obsessed with the poachers in the woods and the villagers seem to treat him like a child who doesn't really understand what's going on. He's still absolutely adorable though.
He's quite lonely now Anthony's gone so when he gets the chance with Doc Martin, he just talks nonstop until - "Stewart, you're talking a lot." "Really? Oh. Sorry. I'm not used to the company, I suppose. Actually, there was that fork in the road back there. Are you a fan of Frost?" and off he goes again.
He thinks Al and Mark are the poachers and hides in the bushes but Al knows he's there. He's not so good at hiding, our Stewart.
Cute it may be, but he's treating Stewart like he's six. "Do you know where the doctor is? Where did you last see him, Stewart?"
"Don't move! I mean it! Don't take another step or you'll be in a world of pain!"
Of course, he doesn't intend to shoot Doc Martin and seems to have forgotten he's holding a gun. He means the metal spring traps on the ground.
Which he of course treads on.
I love that he says "I can't believe I did that! I've never done that before!" in such a cool conversational tone while his ankle is clamped in an iron trap.
Ben!foot.
Then it descends into a something of farce for a couple of minutes. Doc Martin pulls the trap open so Stewart can get his foot out. In doing so, Doc Martin traps his own hand. Stewart pulls the trap open to get Doc Martin's hand out and gets his own hand stuck.
Doc Martin bandages him.
They find the boys lost in the woods. Martin and Al carry out Mark who is now very much better but still not very well because of having gone into anaphylactic shock after being bitten by an adder. Stewart limps out using his gun as a crutch.
"I haven't been to Portwenn in a while. Might pop into town, check out the... actually, no. Too many people."
And finally "I'm dripping blood all over your floor."
And he holds out a bloody hand to show the doctor with a morbid terror of blood.
The trouble with Doc Martin is that I don't particularly like any of the characters. Stewart, however, is quite endearing and other than his obsession with poachers, sweetly childlike. His hand and foot are both cut to shreds but as soon as he gets to the surgery, the first thing he says is "Can I watch the telly?" and how can you not like someone who just giggles and says "I can't believe I did that!" when they've got a foot stuck in an iron trap?
He makes very good coffee.
At this point, he's having a very rational conversation with Doc Martin and showing himself to be very perceptive and keenly interested in the world around him. Until he asks for some kind of tranquiliser drug. Doc Martin says "Are you suffering from insomnia or anxiety?" "Yeah, insomnia, anxiety... yeah, a lot of trouble sleeping," Stewart says despite clearly not having either. Then he admits it's for "a friend" who is very shy.
Then he turns all red squirrel freedom fighter.
"Anthony's not just a squirrel. He's a survivor and the least we could do is give him his tranquilisers!"
He's still waving the gun around when Doc Martin discovers the gate is locked and he can't get out; effectively held hostage at gunpoint.
That third plate is for Anthony...
So in an attempt to escape, Doc Martin puts some kind of drugs in Stewart's water... but he doesn't actually drink it.
On the far left is Anthony. You can't see him because only Stewart can see him. Anthony's six foot tall but Ben Milller isn't and I really like that he's looking up at this squirrel and has to lift his arm up to put it round him.
"I don't know, how do you make yourself attractive to a squirrel?" Doc Martin says dourly. "Climb up a tree and act like you're a nut!" Yes, that really is what he's having hysterics over.
"What's that, Anthony?"
"Anthony's a bit upset. He says you haven't spoken a word to him."
"If that's the best you can do, maybe you should go."
Then he goes a bit crazy and attacks the bird tables because they attract grey squirrels which are the enemies of red ones, and the villagers stand around and tut because Doc Martin hasn't given him what he calls "inappropriate medication."
Martin goes to section Stewart. "I've gone over the top, haven't I?"
Ben Miller does a really good nervous body language thing, with Doc Martin and in the Worst Week of My Life when he's scared of his father-in-law. Then it completely vanishes when he's the arrogant Home Office Lester in Primeval and he becomes unrecognisable.
Then he unexpectedly reappears towards the end of the next series. The policeman and the plumber's son are lost in the woods, the policeman's been bitten by an adder, and as a ranger, Stewart is the expert so Doc Martin fetches him to help with the search.
The character is quite different this time round. In his first episode, he was a traumatised ex-soldier who was wounded in Bosnia and has an imaginary friend to look after him. But in this one, he's "thrown Anthony out - he was taking me for granted", he's completely obsessed with the poachers in the woods and the villagers seem to treat him like a child who doesn't really understand what's going on. He's still absolutely adorable though.
He's quite lonely now Anthony's gone so when he gets the chance with Doc Martin, he just talks nonstop until - "Stewart, you're talking a lot." "Really? Oh. Sorry. I'm not used to the company, I suppose. Actually, there was that fork in the road back there. Are you a fan of Frost?" and off he goes again.
He thinks Al and Mark are the poachers and hides in the bushes but Al knows he's there. He's not so good at hiding, our Stewart.
Cute it may be, but he's treating Stewart like he's six. "Do you know where the doctor is? Where did you last see him, Stewart?"
"Don't move! I mean it! Don't take another step or you'll be in a world of pain!"
Of course, he doesn't intend to shoot Doc Martin and seems to have forgotten he's holding a gun. He means the metal spring traps on the ground.
Which he of course treads on.
I love that he says "I can't believe I did that! I've never done that before!" in such a cool conversational tone while his ankle is clamped in an iron trap.
Ben!foot.
Then it descends into a something of farce for a couple of minutes. Doc Martin pulls the trap open so Stewart can get his foot out. In doing so, Doc Martin traps his own hand. Stewart pulls the trap open to get Doc Martin's hand out and gets his own hand stuck.
Doc Martin bandages him.
They find the boys lost in the woods. Martin and Al carry out Mark who is now very much better but still not very well because of having gone into anaphylactic shock after being bitten by an adder. Stewart limps out using his gun as a crutch.
"I haven't been to Portwenn in a while. Might pop into town, check out the... actually, no. Too many people."
And finally "I'm dripping blood all over your floor."
And he holds out a bloody hand to show the doctor with a morbid terror of blood.
The trouble with Doc Martin is that I don't particularly like any of the characters. Stewart, however, is quite endearing and other than his obsession with poachers, sweetly childlike. His hand and foot are both cut to shreds but as soon as he gets to the surgery, the first thing he says is "Can I watch the telly?" and how can you not like someone who just giggles and says "I can't believe I did that!" when they've got a foot stuck in an iron trap?
