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]
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]