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''Doctor in the House'' was a British television comedy series produced by London Weekend Television from 1969 to 1970 . ''Doctor in the House'' spawned the following sequels — ''Doctor at Large'' (1971), ''Doctor in Charge'' (1972-1973), ''Doctor at Sea'' (1974), ''Doctor on the Go'' (1975-1977), ''Doctor Down Under'' (1979), and ''Doctor at the Top'' (1991), with many of the same characters. The series was based on a set of books and a movie of the same name by Richard Gordon . The show was widely syndicated in the United States . The Doctor TV series also proved to be very popular in Australia , where the series ''Doctor Down Under'' was filmed, and based. In ''Doctor Down Under'', Dr. Duncan Waring and Dr. Dick Stuart-Clark travel to Australia and take up appointments at a Sydney Hospital. "Doctor in the House" and its sequels ran from 1969 to 1991. PLOT The plot revolved around the trials of medical students at St Swithin 's Hospital in London . Unlike in the United States, British doctors study medicine at the Undergraduate level, so the characters were new to independent living and University life. CHARACTERS The major Protagonists were:
Other characters in the early episodes, who later reappeared for single episodes in subsequent series were:
The main antagonist was the famous, well-respected and ill-tempered surgeon Professor Geoffrey Loftus ( Ernest Clark ). Another hospital official with whom the students had contact was the Dean ( Ralph Michael ) who was more interested in the hospital's Rugby team, than he was in medicine. A prank played by the students was to park the Dean's car on the roof of one of the hospital buildings. Most of the plot lines revolved around the students' attempts to meet Professor Loftus's demanding expectations. "DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE" AND ITS SEQUELS
Confusingly, these shows were all Syndicated in the United States under the title ''Doctor in the House'' and episodes from all of the series were often shown out of sequence. THE WRITERS OF THE TV SERIES The ''Doctor in the House'' series is well known for the writing work of Graham Chapman and John Cleese , who would both later go on to become writer/performer members of Monty Python . The series is also well known for the writing work of Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie , who would both later go on to become writer/performer members of The Goodies . Both of these two writing teams featured genuine medical doctors - Graham Chapman (in the co-writing team of Graham Chapman and John Cleese), and Graeme Garden (in the co-writing team of Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie). Graeme Garden also appeared as a "Television Presenter" in the episode "''Doctor on the Box''". Writers of episodes - of all seven of the Doctor TV series SEE ALSO : ''See Doctor In The House '' for information about the films'' EXTERNAL LINKS ''Doctor in the House''
''Doctor at Large''
''Doctor in Charge''
''Doctor at Sea''
''Doctor on the Go''
''Doctor Down Under'' ''Doctor at the Top''
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