Doctor at Sea (TV series)

Doctor at Sea
Opening title
StarringRobin Nedwell
Geoffrey Davies
Ernest Clark
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production companyLondon Weekend
Original release
NetworkITV
Release21 April (1974-04-21) –
14 July 1974 (1974-07-14)
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Doctor at Sea is a British television comedy series, the fourth of seven series in a franchise that began with Doctor in the House and was inspired by the "Doctor" books by Richard Gordon. [1] [2] The series follows Duncan Waring and Dick Stuart-Clark from its predecessor Doctor in Charge as they leave their jobs at St. Swithin's and sign on as ship's physicians on a Mediterranean cruise ship. It was produced by London Weekend Television in 1974.[3]

Although each of its predecessors had longer runs, Doctor at Sea was limited to a single series of thirteen episodes.[4]

Writers for the Doctor at Sea episodes were Richard Laing, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Gail Renard and Phil Redmond.[5][6][7]

Cast

Episodes

  1. "Sir John and Baby Doc"
  2. "Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Sea Sick"
  3. "A Healthy Ship is a Happy Ship"
  4. "The Senior Officer's Perks"
  5. "Go Away Stowaway!"
  6. "Floating Profits"
  7. "Goodbye Mr. Ships!"
  8. "The V.I.P."
  9. "In a Little Spanish Town"
  10. "Physician, Heal Thyself"
  11. "A Wolf in Ship's Clothing"
  12. "Murder! He Said"
  13. "But It's So Much Nicer to Come Home"

References

  1. ^ Barker, Dennis (15 August 2017). "Richard Gordon obituary". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "Doctor At Sea (Summary)". www.phill.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Doctor At Sea | Nostalgia Central". 27 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Doctor at Sea | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  5. ^ "Floating Profits (1974)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "A Healthy Ship Is a Happy Ship (1974)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Sir John and Baby Doc (1974)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017.