''Doctor at the Top'' is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of doctors. With episodes written (though not jointly) by

George Layton George Layton (born George Michael William Löwy; 2 March 1942) is a British actor, director, screenwriter and author best known for three television roles – junior doctor Paul Collier in the comedy series ''Doctor in the House'' and its sequ ...

and

Bill Oddie William Edgar Oddie (born 7 July 1941) is an English actor, artist, birder, comedian, conservationist, musician, songwriter, television presenter and writer. He was a member of comedy trio The Goodies. A birder since his childhood in Quinton ...

, the series follows directly from its predecessor ''

Doctor Down Under ''Doctor Down Under'' is a 1979 13-episode Australian television comedy series. It was the sixth of seven series in an otherwise British TV franchise that began with ''Doctor in the House'' and was inspired by the "Doctor" books by Richard ...

'', eleven years earlier. It was produced by the

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and broadcast on

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in 1991. In this series the lead characters have all progressed in their careers: Waring and Collier are now surgeons, and Stuart-Clark is a professor. The series was not as well received as its predecessors and was cancelled after one series. According to Layton, it "depressed the whole nation", and Oddie dubbed it "Doctor Down The Drain". This was the final series of the ''

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 i ...

'' television franchise.

Cast

Robin Nedwell Robin Courteney Nedwell (27 September 1946 – 1 February 1999) was an English actor, formally trained at Central School of Speech and Drama. He is best remembered for his role as Doctor Duncan Waring in the television comedy series ''Doctor in ...

- Mr Duncan Waring *

- Mr Paul Collier *

Geoffrey Davies Geoffrey Walsh Davies (15 December 1938 – 13 July 2023) was an English actor. Early life and career The son of an accountant, Davies was educated at grammar school and studied at art college to be a commercial artist before becoming an acto ...

- Professor Dick Stuart-Clark *

Ernest Clark Ernest Clark MC (12 February 1912 – 11 November 1994) was a British actor of stage, television and film. Early life Clark was the son of a master builder in Maida Vale, and was educated nearby at St Marylebone Grammar School. After leaving ...

- Sir Geoffrey Loftus *

Roger Sloman Roger Sloman (born 19 May 1946) is an English actor known for his work in theatre, film and television. Early life and education He grew up and was educated in South East London. He trained to be a teacher and then went to East 15 acting scho ...

- Dr Lionel Snell * Georgina Melville - Geraldine Waring *

Chloë Annett Chloë Victoria Annett is an English actress. She played Holly Turner in '' Crime Traveller'' and Kristine Kochanski in series 7 and 8 of the sitcom ''Red Dwarf''. Biography Early life and family Annett was born and brought up in East Finchle ...

- Rebecca Stuart-Clark * Jill Benedict - Emma Stuart-Clark *

Andrew Powell Andrew Powell (born 18 April 1949) is a British musical composer, arranger and performer, born of Welsh parents. He moved to Wales in 2003. Early life Powell was born in Surrey, England. He began piano lessons at the age of four and later atte ...

- Crabtree *

Ben Onwukwe Benjamin Neil Paddock Onwukwe (born 21 August 1957) is a British actor. He is perhaps best known for appearing as Firefighter Stuart 'Recall' MacKenzie from 1991 to 2002 in '' London's Burning'', a dramatic television series first aired on th ...

- Jonathan Asante * Laura Bickford - Pushpinda *

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- Margaret * Paul Courtenay Hyu - Lee * John Clegg - Dinner Guest *Linda James - Angela *

Angus Deayton Gordon Angus Deayton (; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian and broadcaster. Deayton was the original presenter of two successful British comedy panel shows, ''Have I Got News for You'' (1990–2002) and ''Woul ...

- Adrian Quint *

Jayne Irving Jayne Irving (born 30 August 1956, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British TV presenter best known for appearing on the Breakfast Television show ''Good Morning Britain (1983), Good Morning Britain'', plus the BBC One weekday morning pho ...

- TV Presenter

Episodes

# "Sins of the Father" # "Happy Birthday, Sir Geoffrey" # "The V.I.P." # "The Kindest Cut" # "Bye Bye, Bickerstaff" # "It's All Right, I'm a Doctor" # "Waring Goes Private?"

References

External links

''Doctor at the Top''
at British TV Comedy Guide * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doctor at the Top) 1991 British television series debuts 1991 British television series endings 1990s British medical television series 1990s British sitcoms BBC television sitcoms Doctor in the House British English-language television shows Television shows set in London