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{{Short description|British TV sitcom (ITV, 1975–77)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}

{{infobox television
| image = Doctor_on_the_Go.jpg
| caption = First series opening title, 1975
| runtime = 25 minutes
| creator =
| starring = [[Robin Nedwell]] <br />[[Geoffrey Davies]] <br />[[Ernest Clark]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 2
| company = [[London Weekend Television]]
| network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1975|4|27|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1977|4|10|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 26
| preceded_by = ''[[Doctor at Sea (TV series)|Doctor at Sea]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Doctor Down Under (TV series)|Doctor Down Under]]''
}}

'''''Doctor on the Go''''' was a British television comedy series based on [[Doctor (novel series)|a set of books]] by [[Richard Gordon (English author)|Richard Gordon]] about the misadventures of a group of doctors.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The series follows directly from its predecessor ''[[Doctor at Sea (TV series)|Doctor at Sea]]'' and was the final series to be produced by [[London Weekend Television]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/doctor_on_the_go/|title=Doctor On The Go - ITV Sitcom|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> The two series ran from 1975-77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/doctor-go/|title=Doctor On The Go | Nostalgia Central}}</ref>

Writers for the ''Doctor on the Go'' episodes were [[Douglas Adams]], [[Graham Chapman]], [[Rob Buckman]], Richard Laing, [[George Layton]], [[Jonathan Lynn]], [[Bernard McKenna (writer)|Bernard McKenna]], Steve Thorn and Paul Wolfson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87397f5a|title=For Your Own Good (1977)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b70d0f7aa|title=Keep Your Nose Clean (1975)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b86cd3e6c|title=Radio Activity (1975)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b86cd4d29|title=A Heart in the Right Place (1975)|website=BFI}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Robin Nedwell]] - Dr Duncan Waring
* [[Geoffrey Davies]] - Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
* [[Ernest Clark]] - Professor Geoffrey Loftus
* Andrew Knox - Dr James Gascoigne
* [[John Kane (writer)|John Kane]] - Dr Andrew MacKenzie
* Jacquie-Ann Carr - Dr Katherine Wright

==Episodes==

;Series 1

# "Keep Your Nose Clean"
# "When a Body Meets a Body"
# "It's the Thought That Counts"
# "Radio Activity"
# "A Run for Your Money"
# "Learning by Heart"
# "It's Just the Job"
# "What's Op Doc?"
# "Room for Change"
# "A Heart in the Right Place"
# "What's your Problem?"
# "Clunk Click"
# "The Course of True Love"

;Series 2

# "When Did You Last See Your Father?"
# "I Love Paris... When I Get There"
# "Money Spasms"
# "What's in a Name?"
# "The War of the Wards"
# "For Your Own Good"
# "Bunny Makes the World Go Round"
# "Loftus the Terrible"
# "A Turn for the Nurse"
# "M*A*T*C*H"
# "California Girl"
# "Sunday Bleeping Sunday"
# "Happy Ever After"

==Cultural and social impact==
Jamaican reggae group [[The Upsetters]] recorded a song called "Doctor on the Go" containing sound clips from the show for their 1975 album ''[[Revolution Dub]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lee-Perry-The-Upsetters-Revolution-Dub/master/95729|title=Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Revolution Dub|website=Discogs}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/doctor5 ''Doctor on the Go''] at British TV Comedy Guide
*{{IMDb title|0072492|Doctor on the Go}}



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[[Category:English-language television shows]]
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[[Category:ITV sitcoms]]
[[Category:1975 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1977 British television series endings]]
[[Category:Television shows set in London]]
[[Category:Television series by ITV Studios]]
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