Doctor in Charge

For information about the television series, including sequels, see Doctor in the House (TV).

Doctor in Charge
Format	Comedy
Starring	Robin Nedwell Geoffrey Davies George Layton Ernest Clark
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	43
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	9 April 1972 – 29 December 1973
Chronology
Preceded by	Doctor at Large
Followed by	Doctor at Sea

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. The series follows directly from its predecessor Doctor at Large, and was produced by London Weekend Television in 1972-73.

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.

Cast

• Robin Nedwell - Dr. Duncan Waring
• George Layton - Dr. Paul Collier
• Geoffrey Davies - Dr. Dick Stuart-Clark
• Ernest Clark - Professor Geoffrey Loftus
• Richard O'Sullivan - Dr.Lawrence Bingham

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?

External links

• Doctor in Charge at British TV Comedy Guide
• Doctor in Charge at Nostalgia Central
• Doctor in Charge at the Internet Movie Database