Doctor in Charge

6.0

1972•30m

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.

Seasons

27 Episodes • Premiered 1972

1. The Devil You Know

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?

2. The Research Unit

3. The Minister's Health

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.

4. The Black and White Medical Show

5. Honeylamb

6. Doctors' 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

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

18. Amazing Grace

19. Shut Up and Eat What You're Given

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.