Review Doctor In The House/ In Charge etc.

[michaellevenson]

During my teen years, Sunday early evening tv meant ITV's Doctor comedy series.
Loosely based on Richard Gordon's books, we had Doctor in the House ( 2 series), then Doctor At Large, with some scripts written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman, then two series of Doctor in Charge, Doctor at Sea and Doctor on the Go followed.
Re watched most of it over the last couple of years, it's dated of course, but okay for a laugh.
Ernest Clarke as Professor Loftus is very good, mentions too for Robin Nedwell and Geoffrey Davies as Stuart-Clarke, probably my favorite character.

 

[chainsaw_metal1]

I don't know how it is I've never seen this show, but what I've caught so far here is great! Thanks for sharing!

 

[michaellevenson]

Richard O'Sullivan from Man About The House appears in the two Doctor in Charge series only, as Laurence Bingham. A very good performance from O'Sullivan as Dr Waring's nemesis, the slimy creepy Bingham.

 

[michaellevenson]

By the time we get to series 7 and 8 the show was Doctor on the Go, the characters Waring Stuart-Clarke and Loftus were the only ones who had been there from the start. This series saw John Kane, Tommy from Dr Who Planet of the Spiders, join the cast.
Interestingly George Layton who played Collier in the earlier series now contributed to some scripts, actually very good ones. This isn't one of his, but Kane appears.

 

[michaellevenson]