Doctor at Sea (TV series)

Doctor at Sea is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of doctors at sea.[1] The series followed directly from its predecessor Doctor in Charge, and was produced by London Weekend Television in 1974.[2]

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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Although each of its predecessors had long runs, Doctor at Sea was limited to a single series of thirteen episodes.[3] It has been suggested[where?] that only one series was to be produced as costs for this series were a lot higher than previous programmes.[citation needed]

Writers for the Doctor at Sea episodes were Richard Laing, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Gail Renard and Phil Redmond.[4][5][6]

Cast

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Episodes

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  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

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