Is Martin Clunes barking? He certainly goes a little loony in new ITV documentary A Man And His Dogs.

He dances with wolves, dingos and datsuns as he explores the relationship between hounds and humans.

He told me: "I am very happily and healthily obsessed with dogs. I love meeting them and talking to them.

"I swear I have dreams where I have a snout."

Hmm, you might want to rein it in a bit mate.

Anyway Doc Martin star Clunes now seems set to do more documentaries and less acting. Speaking about his new roles, he added: "It's naughty but nice and I worry that I might be forgotten for my day job.

"The great thing about these documentaries is you can go anywhere and meet anyone.

"I am about to go off and do a thing about the islands of Britain."

At 46, he's no longer a man behaving badly then....