''Doctor in Charge'' is a British television comedy series, the third of seven series in a franchise that began with ''

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'' and was inspired by the "Doctor" books by Richard Gordon. The series follows directly from its predecessor '' Doctor at Large'' and depicts the former medical students now working as staff doctors at their alma mater St. Swithin's. It was produced by

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and broadcast on ITV during 1972 and 1973. Barry Evans, who starred in the first two series, did not return for this series, with the result that

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as Dr Duncan Waring became the central character of this and all remaining series in the franchise. ''Doctor in Charge'' was the longest of all the ''Doctor'' series, featuring 43 episodes over two series. Ratings for this series were high and featured regularly in the top 10 programmes on ITV. Writers for the ''Doctor in Charge'' episodes were David Askey,

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, Bernard McKenna,

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and Gail Renard.

Cast

– Dr Duncan Waring *

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– Dr Lawrence Bingham *

– Dr Paul Collier *

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– Dr Dick Stuart-Clark *

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– Professor Geoffrey Loftus * Helen Fraser – Dr. Mary Bingham *

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– Nurse Sandra Crumpton *

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– Mrs. Elizabeth Loftus

Episodes

Series 1

# "The Devil You Know" # "The Research Unit" # "The Minister's Health" # "The Black and White Medical Show" # "Honeylamb" # "Doctor's Lib" # "Which Doctor" # "Climbing the Ladder" # "Face the Music" # "Mum's the Word" # "The Fox" # "A Night With the Dead" # "This is Your Wife" # "Honeymoon Special" # "The Long, Long Night" # "The System" # "On the Brink" # "Amazing Grace" # "Shut Up and Eat What You're Given" # "Yellow Fever" # "The Taming of the Wolf" # "An Officer and a Gentleman" # "That's My Uncle!" # "The Big Match" # "The Rumour" # "Blackmail" # "Long Day's Journey into Knighthood"

Series 2

# "The Merger" # "Men Without Women" # "A Deep Depression Centred Over St. Swithin's" # "The Epidemic" # "The Garden Fete" # "Brotherly Hate" # "The Loftus Papers" # "In Place of Strife" # "The Pool" # "The Godfather" # "A Man's Best Friend is His Cat" # "There's No Fire Without Smoke" # "Hello Sailor!" # "Any complaints?" # "Watch Out – There's a Thief About!" # "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?"

References

External links

''Doctor in Charge''
at British TV Comedy Guide

at Nostalgia Central * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doctor in Charge 1972 British television series debuts 1973 British television series endings 1970s British medical television series 1970s British sitcoms Doctor in the House British English-language television shows ITV sitcoms London Weekend Television shows Television shows set in London