Doctor (novel series) explained
The Doctor novels are a series of 18 comic novels by British physician Richard Gordon, covering the antics of a group of young doctors.[1] They were published between 1952 and 1986.[2]
Books
Adaptations
Films
See main article: article and Doctor (film series). The seven Doctor films were developed from the books, directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box.[3] The early films featured Dirk Bogarde in the lead as Doctor Sparrow and Donald Sinden as Benskin.[4] Later films starred Leslie Phillips.[5] The first film came in 1954 and the last in 1970.[6]
Television series
See main article: article and Doctor in the House (franchise). The films inspired in turn to seven different Doctor television series between 1969 and 1991, totalling 157 thirty-minute episodes:
- Doctor in the House, which first ran on ITV from July 1969 to July 1970, with a total of 26 thirty-minute episodes.[7]
- Doctor at Large, which first ran on ITV from February to September 1971, with a total of 29 thirty-minute episodes.[8]
- Doctor in Charge, which first ran on ITV from April 1972 to December 1973, with a total of 43 thirty-minute episodes.[9]
- Doctor at Sea, which first ran on ITV from April to July 1974, with a total of 13 thirty-minute episodes.[10]
- Doctor on the Go, which first ran on ITV from April 1975 to April 1977, with a total of 26 thirty-minute episodes.[11]
- Doctor Down Under, which first ran on Australian Channel Seven from February to May 1979, with a total of 13 thirty-minute episodes.[12]
- Doctor at the Top, which first ran on BBC 1 from February to April 1991, with a total of 7 thirty-minute episodes.[13]
Radio series
- Doctor in the House, a 13 part BBC Radio 4 adaptation began in September 1968, starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow and Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt.[14]
- Doctor at Large, a 13 part BBC Radio 4 series started in June 1969, with Briers and Sumner reprising their roles.[15]
See also
- Dr. Kildare, an American dramatic comedy series of novels, films, and serialized radio and television programs.
- List of fictional doctors
Notes and References
- Web site: Doctor in the House author dies aged 95. 14 August 2017. www.bbc.co.uk.
- Book: Gordon, Richard. Doctor At Large. 30 September 2012. House of Stratus. 9780755130986. Google Books.
- Web site: BFI Screenonline: Thomas, Ralph (1915-2001) Biography. www.screenonline.org.uk.
- Web site: BFI Screenonline: Doctor in the House (1954). www.screenonline.org.uk.
- Web site: Leslie Phillips. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425184707/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f5e1afb. dead. 25 April 2017. BFI.
- Web site: BFI Screenonline: Box, Betty (1915-1999) Biography. www.screenonline.org.uk.
- Web site: Doctor in the House | Nostalgia Central.
- Web site: Doctor at Large - S1 - Episode 29: Situation Full of Promise. Radio Times.
- Web site: Doctor In Charge | Nostalgia Central.
- Web site: Doctor At Sea | Nostalgia Central.
- Web site: Doctor On The Go - ITV Sitcom. British Comedy. Guide. British Comedy Guide.
- Web site: The Dismissal to Dynasty | Memorable TV Australian Shows. 7 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110307010404/http://www.memorabletv.com/australia/tvad2.htm. 7 March 2011.
- Web site: Doctor At The Top. 16 March 2019.
- Web site: Doctor in the House. September 17, 1968. 2340. 29. BBC Genome.
- Web site: Doctor at Large. 17 June 1969. 2379. 25. BBC Genome.