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Doctor in the House (TV series)

British TV sitcom (ITV, 1969–70)

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image	Doctor in the House title card.jpg
runtime	25 minutes
genre	Comedy
director
starring
country	United Kingdom
language	English
network	ITV
company	London Weekend
first_aired
last_aired
num_series	2
num_episodes	26
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Doctor in the House is a British television comedy series loosely based on a set of books and a film of the same name by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of medical students. It was produced by London Weekend Television from 1969 to 1970.

The primary writers for the Doctor in the House episodes were Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. There were also contributions from Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Barry Cryer. The series was directed by David Askey and Maurice Murphy among others and the producer was Humphrey Barclay. The external establishing shots were of Wanstead Hospital, London (now Clock Court).

It was the first series in a franchise which included six later series, using some of the same cast members and writers. The follow-up series was Doctor at Large.

Plot

The plot revolved around the educational challenges and off-hour antics of a group of medical students at the fictional St. Swithin's teaching hospital in London, focusing on the contrast between the idealistic and somewhat naive Michael Upton and his more worldly and mischievous colleagues.

Cast

Barry Evans – Michael A. Upton
Robin Nedwell – Duncan Waring
Geoffrey Davies – Dick Stuart-Clark
George Layton – Paul Collier
Simon Cuff – Dave Briddock
Yutte Stensgaard – Helga, Dave's girlfriend
Martin Shaw – Huw Evans (series 1)
Jonathan Lynn – Daniel Hooley (series 2)
Ernest Clark – Professor Geoffrey Loftus
Ralph Michael – The Dean
Joan Benham – Mrs Loftus
Peter Bathurst – Dr Upton, Michael's father

Well-known actors David Jason (Only Fools and Horses), and James Beck (Dad's Army), both appeared in the 1970 Series 2 episode: "What Seems to be the Trouble?".

Episodes

Series 1 (1969)

Series 2 (1970)

References

Barker, Dennis. (15 August 2017). "Richard Gordon obituary". The Guardian.
(27 June 2014). "Doctor in the House | Nostalgia Central".
"The Students Are Revolting (1969)".
Marcus, Laurence. "Doctor in the House (film)".
"What Seems to Be the Trouble? (1970)".
"Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor? (1969)".
"It's all in the Little Blue Book (1970)".

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