The Doctor novels are a series of 18 comic novels by British physician Richard Gordon , covering the antics of a group of young doctors.[ 1] They were published between 1952 and 1986.[ 2]
Books
Adaptations
Films
The seven Doctor films were developed from the books, directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box .[ 3] The early films featured Dirk Bogarde in the lead as Doctor Sparrow and Donald Sinden as Benskin.[ 4] Later films starred Leslie Phillips .[ 5] The first film came in 1954 and the last in 1970.[ 6]
Television series
The films inspired in turn to seven different Doctor television series between 1969 and 1991, totalling 157 thirty-minute episodes:
Doctor in the House , which first ran on ITV from July 1969 to July 1970, with a total of 26 thirty-minute episodes.[ 7]
Doctor at Large , which first ran on ITV from February to September 1971, with a total of 29 thirty-minute episodes.[ 8]
Doctor in Charge , which first ran on ITV from April 1972 to December 1973, with a total of 43 thirty-minute episodes.[ 9]
Doctor at Sea , which first ran on ITV from April to July 1974, with a total of 13 thirty-minute episodes.[ 10]
Doctor on the Go , which first ran on ITV from April 1975 to April 1977, with a total of 26 thirty-minute episodes.[ 11]
Doctor Down Under , which first ran on Australian Channel Seven from February to May 1979, with a total of 13 thirty-minute episodes.[ 12]
Doctor at the Top , which first ran on BBC 1 from February to April 1991, with a total of 7 thirty-minute episodes.[ 13]
Radio series
Doctor in the House , a 13 part BBC Radio 4 adaptation began in September 1968, starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow and Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt.[ 14]
Doctor at Large , a 13 part BBC Radio 4 series started in June 1969, with Briers and Sumner reprising their roles.[ 15]
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