# Doctor in the House (TV series)

Doctor in the House is a British television comedy series loosely based on a set of books and a film of the same name by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of medical students. It was produced by London Weekend Television from 1969 to 1970.
The primary writers for the Doctor in the House episodes were Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. There were also contributions from Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Barry Cryer. The series was directed by David Askey and Maurice Murphy among others and the producer was Humphrey Barclay. The external establishing shots were of Wanstead Hospital, London (now Clock Court).
It was the first series in a franchise which included six later series, using some of the same cast members and writers. The follow-up series was Doctor at Large.

## Plot

The plot revolved around the educational challenges and off-hour antics of a group of medical students at the fictional St. Swithin's teaching hospital in London, focusing on the contrast between the idealistic and somewhat naive Michael Upton and his more worldly and mischievous colleagues.

## Cast

* Barry Evans – Michael A. Upton
* Robin Nedwell – Duncan Waring
* Geoffrey Davies – Dick Stuart-Clark
* George Layton – Paul Collier
* Simon Cuff – Dave Briddock
* Yutte Stensgaard – Helga, Dave's girlfriend
* Martin Shaw – Huw Evans (series 1)
* Jonathan Lynn – Daniel Hooley (series 2)
* Ernest Clark – Professor Geoffrey Loftus
* Ralph Michael – The Dean
* Joan Benham – Mrs Loftus
* Peter Bathurst – Dr Upton, Michael's father
Well-known actors David Jason (Only Fools and Horses), and James Beck (Dad's Army), both appeared in the 1970 Series 2 episode: "What Seems to be the Trouble?".

## Episodes
### Series 1 (1969)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Why Do You Want to be a Doctor?" | John Cleese and Graham Chapman | 12 July 1969 (1969-07-12) |
| 2 | 2 | "Settling In" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 19 July 1969 (1969-07-19) |
| 3 | 3 | "It's All Go..." | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 26 July 1969 (1969-07-26) |
| 4 | 4 | "Peace and Quiet" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 2 August 1969 (1969-08-02) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Students Are Revolting!" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 9 August 1969 (1969-08-09) |
| 6 | 6 | "Rallying Round..." | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 16 August 1969 (1969-08-16) |
| 7 | 7 | "If in Doubt – Cut it Out!" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 23 August 1969 (1969-08-23) |
| 8 | 8 | "The War of the Mascots" | Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer | 30 August 1969 (1969-08-30) |
| 9 | 9 | "Getting the Bird" | Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer | 6 September 1969 (1969-09-06) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Casino" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 13 September 1969 (1969-09-13) |
| 11 | 11 | "Keep It Clean!" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 19 September 1969 (1969-09-19) |
| 12 | 12 | "All for Love..." | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 26 September 1969 (1969-09-26) |
| 13 | 13 | "Pass or Fail" | Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer | 3 October 1969 (1969-10-03) |

### Series 2 (1970)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Original release date |
| 14 | 1 | "It's All in the Little Blue Book" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 10 April 1970 (1970-04-10) |
| 15 | 2 | "What Seems to be the Trouble?" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 17 April 1970 (1970-04-17) |
| 16 | 3 | "Take Off Your Clothes... and Hide" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 24 April 1970 (1970-04-24) |
| 17 | 4 | "Nice Bodywork – Lovely Finish" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 1 May 1970 (1970-05-01) |
| 18 | 5 | "Look Into My Eyes" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 8 May 1970 (1970-05-08) |
| 19 | 6 | "Put Your Hand on That" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 15 May 1970 (1970-05-15) |
| 20 | 7 | "The Royal Visit" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 22 May 1970 (1970-05-22) |
| 21 | 8 | "If You Can Help Somebody...Don't!" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 29 May 1970 (1970-05-29) |
| 22 | 9 | "Hot Off the Presses" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 5 June 1970 (1970-06-05) |
| 23 | 10 | "A Stitch in Time" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 12 June 1970 (1970-06-12) |
| 24 | 11 | "May the Best Man..." | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 19 June 1970 (1970-06-19) |
| 25 | 12 | "Doctor on the Box" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 26 June 1970 (1970-06-26) |
| 26 | 13 | "Finals" | Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie | 3 July 1970 (1970-07-03) |