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Doctor In The House
Doctor in the House may refer to: * Doctor in the House (novel), ''Doctor in the House'' (novel), a 1952 novel by Richard Gordon ** Doctor in the House (film), ''Doctor in the House'' (film), a 1954 British film adaptation of the novel *** Doctor in the House (franchise), ''Doctor in the House'' (franchise), seven British and Australian television series inspired by the film series **** Doctor in the House (TV series), ''Doctor in the House'' (TV series), the first series See also

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Doctor In The House (novel)
''Doctor in the House'' is a comic novel by Richard Gordon (English author), Richard Gordon, published in 1952. Set in the fictitious St. Swithin's Hospital in London, the story concerns the exploits and various pranks of a young medical student. It is the first of a series of 'Doctor' novels written by Gordon, himself a surgeon and anaesthetist. The main character is also named Richard Gordon,p. 15, 31st impression, October 1956, pub. Michael Joseph Ltd, London although after the first few books he is renamed Simon Sparrow, which name is also used in the screen and radio adaptations. (The Doctor in the House (TV series), television series would use entirely different characters.) A film adaptation, ''Doctor in the House (film), Doctor in the House'', was released in 1954, starring Dirk Bogarde; several of the subsequent books were also filmed. There were Doctor in the House (franchise), a number of TV series very loosely based on the books, and a 13-part radio series on the BBC ...
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Doctor In The House (film)
''Doctor in the House'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston and James Robertson Justice. It was produced by Betty Box. The screenplay, by Nicholas Phipps, Richard Gordon and Ronald Wilkinson, is based on the 1952 novel ''Doctor in the House'' by Gordon, and follows a group of students through medical school. It was the most popular box office film of 1954 in Great Britain. Its success spawned six sequels, and also television and radio series titled ''Doctor in the House''. It made Dirk Bogarde one of the biggest British stars of the 1950s. James Robertson Justice appeared as the irascible chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt, a role he would repeat in many of the sequels. Plot summary The story follows the fortunes of Simon Sparrow starting as a new medical student at the fictional St Swithin's Hospital in London. His five years of student life, involving drinking, dating women, and fal ...
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Doctor In The House (franchise)
''Doctor in the House'' is a collective name for seven separate British and Australian television comedy series inspired by the "Doctor" books of English author Richard Gordon. The books had also previously been adapted as a series of cinema films. The television versions were less directly based on the Gordon books than was the film series, but were instead half-hour sitcoms chronicling the misadventures of a group of medical students, and their later checkered careers as doctors. The first five series, ''Doctor in the House'', '' Doctor at Large'', '' Doctor in Charge'', '' Doctor at Sea'' and '' Doctor on the Go'', were produced by London Weekend Television between 1969 and 1977. The sixth series, '' Doctor Down Under'', which was filmed and based in Australia, was produced by Australia's Seven Network in 1979. The final series, '' Doctor at the Top'', was produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1991. The series were broadcast under their individual titles ...
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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 th ...
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Doctorin' The House
"Doctorin' the House" is a song by English electronic music duo Coldcut with British singer Yazz, released in February 1988 by Ahead Of Our Time and Virgin as the second single from their debut album, '' What's That Noise?'' (1989). The track incorporates samples from various sources, mainly TV and film dialogue. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in March 1988 and spent four weeks in the top 10, making it Coldcut's biggest UK hit single. It also peaked at number one in Zimbabwe and number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart. Critical reception Steve Lamacq from ''NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "Rock music, rock inkie", the ''NME'' would be ...'' wrote, "Squelchy bass rummages around in its footwear looking for wildlife, but finds only a sweetly crisp vocal line, looking im ...
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Doctor's House (other)
Doctor's House or Doctor House may refer to: * Doctor's House, Skælskør, a historic building in Skælskør, Denmark * Doctors House, a historic, NRHP-listed building in Glendale, California, United States *Fabianinkatu 17, a historic building in Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ..., Finland formerly known as the Doctors' House See also * Doctor in the House (other) * House doctor (other) {{disambig ...
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House Doctor (other)
House doctor may refer to: * A resident physician of a hospital, rehabilitation facility, hotel, etc. * '' House Doctor'', TV show * Pre-registration house officer * Senior house officer See also *Dr. Gregory House, main character in the TV series ''House'' *Doctor's House (other) Doctor's House or Doctor House may refer to: * Doctor's House, Skælskør, a historic building in Skælskør, Denmark * Doctors House, a historic, NRHP-listed building in Glendale, California, United States *Fabianinkatu 17, a historic building in H ... * Doctor in the House (other) {{disambig ...
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