Doctor in Charge

30min

Comedy

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.

Episodes

Cast

The Devil You Know

1. The Devil You Know

30min

9th Apr 1972

After a Year of absence Duncan Waring returns to St Swithins. there he reunites with fellow Doctors Paul Collier, Dick Stuart Clarke and Lawrence Bingham. will they remember Duncan?

The Research Unit

2. The Research Unit

30min

16th Apr 1972

The Minister's Health

3. The Minister's Health

30min

23rd Apr 1972

The Minister of Health is admitted to the hospital and his presence puts everyone in a flat, especially a professor who has new hopes of a knighthood.

The Black and White Medical Show

4. The Black and White Medical Show

30min

30th Apr 1972

Honeylamb

5. Honeylamb

30min

7th May 1972

Doctors' Lib

6. Doctors' Lib

30min

14th May 1972

Which Doctor?

7. Which Doctor?

30min

21st May 1972

Climbing The Ladder

8. Climbing The Ladder

30min

28th May 1972

Face The Music

9. Face The Music

30min

4th Jun 1972

Mum's The Word

10. Mum's The Word

30min

11th Jun 1972

The Fox

11. The Fox

30min

18th Jun 1972

A Night With The Dead

12. A Night With The Dead

30min

25th Jun 1972

This Is Your Wife

13. This Is Your Wife

30min

2nd Jul 1972

Honeymoon Special

14. Honeymoon Special

30min

9th Jul 1972

The Long, Long Night

15. The Long, Long Night

30min

16th Jul 1972

The System

16. The System

30min

23rd Jul 1972

On the Brink

17. On the Brink

30min

30th Jul 1972

Dr Collier has been working to hard, and begins behaving extremely odd, even for him. the stress of the job finally reaches a critical point when he's found hanging from outside of the hospital window. it's up to his friends to get him back safely

Amazing Grace

18. Amazing Grace

30min

6th Aug 1972

Shut Up and Eat What You're Given

19. Shut Up and Eat What You're Given

30min

13th Aug 1972

Dr Waring and Dr Collier are complaining about the food served in the hospital. they figure the only way to change that is to get Professor Loftus to have lunch in the hospital, so he can taste the food himself.

Yellow Fever

20. Yellow Fever

30min

20th Aug 1972

The Taming Of The Wolf

21. The Taming Of The Wolf

30min

27th Aug 1972

An Officer And A Gentleman

22. An Officer And A Gentleman

30min

3rd Sep 1972

That's My Uncle

23. That's My Uncle

30min

10th Sep 1972

The Big Match

24. The Big Match

30min

17th Sep 1972

The Rumour

25. The Rumour

30min

24th Sep 1972

Blackmail

26. Blackmail

30min

1st Oct 1972

A Long Day's Journey Into Knighthood

27. A Long Day's Journey Into Knighthood

30min

8th Oct 1972

First air date

9th Apr 1972

Last air date

29th Dec 1973

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks