https://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2A00%3A23C6%3A8890%3AA701%3AA99D%3A50FE%3A448C%3A3064 The Goon Show Depository - User contributions [en] 2026-05-15T00:55:55Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.38.2 https://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Doctor_in_the_House_(TV_series)&diff=20082 Doctor in the House (TV series) 2022-07-05T07:38:55Z <p>2A00:23C6:8890:A701:A99D:50FE:448C:3064: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Short description|British TV sitcom (ITV, 1969–70)}}<br /> {{for|the television franchise|Doctor in the House (franchise)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}<br /> {{Infobox television <br /> | image = Doctor in the House title card.jpg<br /> | caption = <br /> | runtime = 25 minutes<br /> | creator = <br /> | genre = Comedy<br /> | director = {{unbulleted list|David Askey|[[Maurice Murphy (director)|Maurice Murphy]]|Mark Stuart|Bill Turner}}<br /> | starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Barry Evans (actor)|Barry Evans]]|[[Robin Nedwell]]|[[Geoffrey Davies]]|[[George Layton]]|[[Ernest Clark]]}}<br /> | country = United Kingdom<br /> | language = English<br /> | network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]<br /> | company = [[London Weekend Television|London Weekend]]<br /> | first_aired = {{Start date|1969|7|12|df=y}}<br /> | last_aired = {{End date|1970|7|3|df=y}}<br /> | num_episodes = 26<br /> | followed_by = {{unbulleted list|''[[Doctor at Large (TV series)|Doctor at Large]]''|''[[Doctor in Charge]]''|''[[Doctor at Sea (TV series)|Doctor at Sea]]''|''[[Doctor on the Go]]''|''[[Doctor Down Under]]''|''[[Doctor at the Top]]''}}<br /> }}<br /> '''''Doctor in the House''''' is a British television comedy series based on [[Doctor (novel series)|a set of books]] and a [[Doctor in the House|film of the same name]] by [[Richard Gordon (English author)|Richard Gordon]] about the misadventures of a group of medical students.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/15/richard-gordon-obituary|title=Richard Gordon obituary|first=Dennis|last=Barker|date=15 August 2017|via=www.theguardian.com}}&lt;/ref&gt; It was produced by [[London Weekend Television]] from 1969 to 1970.&lt;ref name=nostalgia/&gt;<br /> <br /> Writers for the ''Doctor in the House'' episodes were [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], [[Barry Cryer]], [[Graeme Garden]], [[Bill Oddie]] and [[Bernard McKenna (writer)|Bernard McKenna]].&lt;ref name=nostalgia&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/doctor-house/|title=Doctor in the House &amp;#124; Nostalgia Central|date=27 June 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> The series was directed by David Askey and [[Maurice Murphy (director)|Maurice Murphy]] among others and the producer was [[Humphrey Barclay]].&lt;ref name=whatseems/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87308b21|title=The Students Are Revolting (1969)|website=BFI}}&lt;/ref&gt; The external establishing shots were of [[Wanstead Hospital]], London (now Clock Court).&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://televisionheaven.co.uk/reviews/doctor-in-the-house|title=Doctor In The House|first=Laurence|last=Marcus|website=Television Heaven}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Plot ==<br /> The plot revolved around the trials of medical students at [[St Swithun|St Swithin]]'s [[hospital]] in [[London]].<br /> <br /> ==Cast==<br /> * [[Barry Evans (actor)|Barry Evans]] – Michael A. Upton<br /> * [[Robin Nedwell]] – Duncan Waring<br /> * [[Geoffrey Davies]] – Dick Stuart-Clark<br /> * [[George Layton]] – Paul Collier<br /> * Simon Cuff – Dave Briddock<br /> * [[Yutte Stensgaard]] – Helga, Dave's girlfriend<br /> * [[Martin Shaw]] – Huw Evans (series 1)<br /> * [[Jonathan Lynn]] – Daniel Hooley (series 2)<br /> * [[Ernest Clark]] – Professor Geoffrey Loftus<br /> * [[Ralph Michael]] – The Dean<br /> * [[Joan Benham]] – Mrs Loftus<br /> * Peter Bathurst – Dr Upton, Michael's father<br /> <br /> Well-known actors [[David Jason]] (''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''), and [[James Beck]] (''[[Dad's Army]]''), both appeared in the 1970 Series 2 episode: &quot;What Seems to be the Trouble?&quot;.&lt;ref name=whatseems&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8523c939|title=What Seems to Be the Trouble? (1970)|website=BFI}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Episodes==<br /> <br /> ===Series 1 (1969)===<br /> {{Episode table |overall=6 |series=6 |title=35 |writer=33 |airdate=20 |episodes=<br /> <br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 1<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 1<br /> | Title = Why Do You Want to be a Doctor?&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7cde9bc7|title=Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor? (1969)|website=BFI}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | WrittenBy = [[John Cleese]] and [[Graham Chapman]]<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|07|12|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 2<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 2<br /> | Title = Settling In<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|07|19|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 3<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 3<br /> | Title = It's All Go...<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|07|26|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 4<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 4<br /> | Title = Peace and Quiet<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|08|02|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 5<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 5<br /> | Title = The Students Are Revolting!<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|08|09|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 6<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 6<br /> | Title = Rallying Round...<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|08|16|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 7<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 7<br /> | Title = If in Doubt – Cut it Out!<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|08|23|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 8<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 8<br /> | Title = The War of the Mascots<br /> | WrittenBy = Graham Chapman and [[Barry Cryer]]<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|08|30|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 9<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 9<br /> | Title = Getting the Bird<br /> | WrittenBy = Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|09|06|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 10<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 10<br /> | Title = The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Casino<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|09|13|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 11<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 11<br /> | Title = Keep It Clean!<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|09|19|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 12<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 12<br /> | Title = All for Love...<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|09|26|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 13<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 13<br /> | Title = Pass or Fail<br /> | WrittenBy = Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|10|03|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ===Series 2 (1970)===<br /> {{Episode table |overall=6 |series=6 |title=35 |writer=33 |airdate=20 |episodes=<br /> <br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 14<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 1| Title = It's All in the Little Blue Book&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c9b7c12|title=It&amp;#039;s all in the Little Blue Book (1970)|website=BFI}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|04|10|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 15<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 2<br /> | Title = What Seems to be the Trouble?<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|04|17|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 16<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 3<br /> | Title = Take Off Your Clothes... and Hide<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|04|24|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 17<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 4<br /> | Title = Nice Bodywork – Lovely Finish<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|05|01|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 18<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 5<br /> | Title = Look Into My Eyes<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|05|08|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 19<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 6<br /> | Title = Put Your Hand on That<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|05|15|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 20<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 7<br /> | Title = The Royal Visit<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|05|22|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 21<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 8<br /> | Title = If You Can Help Somebody...Don't!<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|05|29|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 22<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 9<br /> | Title = Hot Off the Presses<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|06|05|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 23<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 10<br /> | Title = A Stitch in Time<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|06|12|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 24<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 11<br /> | Title = May the Best Man...<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|06|19|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 25<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 12<br /> | Title = Doctor on the Box<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|06|26|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> | EpisodeNumber = 26<br /> | EpisodeNumber2 = 13<br /> | Title = Finals<br /> | WrittenBy = Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie<br /> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|07|03|df=y}}<br /> | ShortSummary = <br /> | LineColor = <br /> }}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/doctor1 ''Doctor in the House''] at British TV Comedy Guide<br /> *{{IMDb title|0063895}}<br /> *{{British Comedy Guide|tv|doctor_in_the_house}}<br /> <br /> {{Gordon Doctor}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Doctor In The House (Tv Series)}}<br /> [[Category:1969 British television series debuts]]<br /> [[Category:1970 British television series endings]]<br /> [[Category:1960s British sitcoms]]<br /> [[Category:1970s British sitcoms]]<br /> [[Category:1960s British medical television series]]<br /> 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