Doctor on the Go
Appearance
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Doctor on the Go | |
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![]() First series opening title, 1975 | |
Starring | Robin Nedwell Geoffrey Davies Ernest Clark |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | London Weekend Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 27 April 1975 10 April 1977 | –
Related | |
Doctor on the Go 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 Sea and was the final series to be produced by London Weekend Television.[2] The two series ran from 1975 to 1977.[3]
Writers for the Doctor on the Go episodes were Douglas Adams, Graham Chapman, Rob Buckman, Richard Laing, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Steve Thorn and Paul Wolfson.[4][5][6][7]
Cast
[edit]- Robin Nedwell - Dr Duncan Waring
- Geoffrey Davies - Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
- Ernest Clark - Professor Sir Geoffrey Loftus
- Andrew Knox - Dr James Gascoigne
- John Kane - Dr Andrew MacKenzie
- Jacquie-Ann Carr - Dr Katherine Wright
Episodes
[edit]- 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
[edit]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.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Barker, Dennis (15 August 2017). "Richard Gordon obituary" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Doctor On The Go - ITV Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Doctor On The Go | Nostalgia Central".
- ^ "For Your Own Good (1977)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Keep Your Nose Clean (1975)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Radio Activity (1975)". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021.
- ^ "A Heart in the Right Place (1975)". BFI.[dead link]
- ^ "Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Revolution Dub". Discogs.
External links
[edit]- Doctor on the Go at British TV Comedy Guide
- Doctor on the Go at IMDb