Doctor in the House (TV series)

StarringCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo. of episodes26ProductionRunning time25 minutesProduction companyLondon WeekendOriginal releaseNetworkITVRelease12 July 1969 (1969-07-12) –
3 July 1970 (1970-07-03)Related

Doctor in the House is a British television comedy series 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.^[1] It was produced by London Weekend Television from 1969 to 1970.^[2]

Writers for the Doctor in the House episodes were Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Bernard McKenna.^[2] The series was directed by David Askey and Maurice Murphy among others and the producer was Humphrey Barclay.^[3][4] The external establishing shots were of Wanstead Hospital, London (now Clock Court).^[5]

The plot revolved around the trials of medical students at St Swithin's hospital in London.

• 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?".^[3]

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Why Do You Want to be a Doctor?[6]"	John Cleese and Graham Chapman	12 July 1969 (1969-07-12)
2	2	"Settling In"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	19 July 1969 (1969-07-19)
3	3	"It's All Go..."	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	26 July 1969 (1969-07-26)
4	4	"Peace and Quiet"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	2 August 1969 (1969-08-02)
5	5	"The Students Are Revolting!"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	9 August 1969 (1969-08-09)
6	6	"Rallying Round..."	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	16 August 1969 (1969-08-16)
7	7	"If in Doubt – Cut it Out!"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	23 August 1969 (1969-08-23)
8	8	"The War of the Mascots"	Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer	30 August 1969 (1969-08-30)
9	9	"Getting the Bird"	Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer	6 September 1969 (1969-09-06)
10	10	"The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Casino"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	13 September 1969 (1969-09-13)
11	11	"Keep It Clean!"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	19 September 1969 (1969-09-19)
12	12	"All for Love..."	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	26 September 1969 (1969-09-26)
13	13	"Pass or Fail"	Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer	3 October 1969 (1969-10-03)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"It's All in the Little Blue Book[7]"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	10 April 1970 (1970-04-10)
15	2	"What Seems to be the Trouble?"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	17 April 1970 (1970-04-17)
16	3	"Take Off Your Clothes... and Hide"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	24 April 1970 (1970-04-24)
17	4	"Nice Bodywork – Lovely Finish"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	1 May 1970 (1970-05-01)
18	5	"Look Into My Eyes"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	8 May 1970 (1970-05-08)
19	6	"Put Your Hand on That"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	15 May 1970 (1970-05-15)
20	7	"The Royal Visit"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	22 May 1970 (1970-05-22)
21	8	"If You Can Help Somebody...Don't!"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	29 May 1970 (1970-05-29)
22	9	"Hot Off the Presses"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	5 June 1970 (1970-06-05)
23	10	"A Stitch in Time"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	12 June 1970 (1970-06-12)
24	11	"May the Best Man..."	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	19 June 1970 (1970-06-19)
25	12	"Doctor on the Box"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	26 June 1970 (1970-06-26)
26	13	"Finals"	Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie	3 July 1970 (1970-07-03)

• Doctor in the House at British TV Comedy Guide
• Doctor in the House at IMDb
• Doctor in the House at British Comedy Guide