Doctor in Charge
Doctor in Charge | |
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Starring |
Robin Nedwell Richard O'Sullivan Geoffrey Davies George Layton Ernest Clark |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 43 |
Production | |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Original release | 9 April 1972 – 29 December 1973 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Doctor at Large |
Followed by | Doctor at Sea |
Doctor in Charge is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of doctors. The series follows directly from its predecessor Doctor at Large. It was produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast on ITV during 1972-73.
Writers for the Doctor in Charge episodes were David Askey, Graham Chapman, Graeme Garden, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Bill Oddie, Phil Redmond and Gail Renard.
Cast
- Robin Nedwell - Dr Duncan Waring
- George Layton - Dr Paul Collier
- Geoffrey Davies - Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
- Richard O'Sullivan - Dr Lawrence Bingham
- Ernest Clark - Professor Geoffrey Loftus
Episodes
Series 1
- The Devil You Know
- The Research Unit
- The Minister's Health
- The Black and White Medical Show
- Honeylamb
- Doctor's Lib
- Which Doctor
- Climbing the Ladder
- Face the Music
- Mum's the Word
- The Fox
- A Night With the Dead
- This is Your Wife
- Honeymoon Special
- The Long, Long Night
- The System
- On the Brink
- Amazing Grace
- Shut Up and Eat What You're Given
- Yellow Fever
- The Taming of the Wolf
- An Officer and a Gentleman
- That's My Uncle!
- The Big Match
- The Rumour
- Blackmail
- Long Day's Journey Into Knighthood
Series 2
- The Merger
- Men Without Women
- A Deep Depression Centred Over St. Swithin's
- The Epidemic
- The Garden Fete
- Brotherly Hate
- The Loftus Papers
- In Place of Strife
- The Pool
- The Godfather
- A Man's Best Friend is His Cat
- There's No Fire Without Smoke
- Hello Sailor!
- Any complaints?
- Watch Out - There's a Thief About!
- Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?
DVD Releases
On 13 August 2007 Network DVD brought out the Doctor in Charge Season One DVD box set in the UK. Season Two followed three months later, on 12 November. They both are available in the Region 2 format currently and there's no word on when they'll be released in Region 1 in the U.S.
External links
- Doctor in Charge at British TV Comedy Guide
- Doctor in Charge at Nostalgia Central
- Doctor in Charge at the Internet Movie Database