Doctor in Charge

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.^[1] The series follows directly from its predecessor Doctor at Large. It was produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast on ITV during 1972 and 1973.^[2] Barry Evans was unable to return for this series.

Doctor in Charge
First series opening title, 1972
Starring	Robin Nedwell Richard O'Sullivan Geoffrey Davies George Layton Ernest Clark
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	43
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	London Weekend
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	9 April 1972 (1972-04-09) – 29 December 1973 (1973-12-29)
Related
Doctor at Large Doctor at Sea

Doctor in Charge was the largest of all the Doctor series, featuring 43 episodes over two series.^[3] Ratings for this series were high and featured regularly in the top 10 programmes on ITV.

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.^[4][5][6][2]

Cast

• Robin Nedwell – Dr Duncan Waring
• Richard O'Sullivan – Dr Lawrence Bingham
• George Layton – Dr Paul Collier
• Geoffrey Davies – Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
• Ernest Clark – Professor Geoffrey Loftus
• Helen Fraser – Dr. Mary Bingham
• Sammie Winmill – Nurse Sandra Crumpton
• Joan Benham – Mrs. Elizabeth Loftus

Episodes

Series 1

1. "The Devil You Know"
2. "The Research Unit"
3. "The Minister's Health"
4. "The Black and White Medical Show"
5. "Honeylamb"
6. "Doctor's Lib"
7. "Which Doctor"
8. "Climbing the Ladder"
9. "Face the Music"
10. "Mum's the Word"
11. "The Fox"
12. "A Night With the Dead"
13. "This is Your Wife"
14. "Honeymoon Special"
15. "The Long, Long Night"
16. "The System"
17. "On the Brink"
18. "Amazing Grace"
19. "Shut Up and Eat What You're Given"
20. "Yellow Fever"
21. "The Taming of the Wolf"
22. "An Officer and a Gentleman"
23. "That's My Uncle!"
24. "The Big Match"
25. "The Rumour"
26. "Blackmail"
27. "Long Day's Journey into Knighthood"

Series 2

1. "The Merger"
2. "Men Without Women"
3. "A Deep Depression Centred Over St. Swithin's"
4. "The Epidemic"
5. "The Garden Fete"
6. "Brotherly Hate"
7. "The Loftus Papers"
8. "In Place of Strife"
9. "The Pool"
10. "The Godfather"
11. "A Man's Best Friend is His Cat"
12. "There's No Fire Without Smoke"
13. "Hello Sailor!"
14. "Any complaints?"
15. "Watch Out – There's a Thief About!"
16. "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?"

DVD releases

On 13 August 2007, Network brought out the Doctor in Charge Season One DVD box-set in the UK.^[7] 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.^[8]

References

1. Barker, Dennis (15 August 2017). "Richard Gordon obituary". The Guardian.
2. "The Godfather (1973)". British Film Institute.^{[dead link]}
3. "Doctor in Charge | Nostalgia Central". 27 June 2014.
4. "The Pool (1973)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020.
5. Guide, British Comedy. "Doctor in Charge cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide.
6. "The Garden Fête (1973)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019.
7. Guide, British Comedy. "Doctor in Charge – The Complete First Series DVD". British Comedy Guide.
8. "Doctor on the Box". Network on Air.

External links

• Doctor in Charge at British TV Comedy Guide
• Doctor in Charge^{[permanent dead link]} at Nostalgia Central
• Doctor in Charge at IMDb