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.


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