Doctor on the Go

Doctor on the Go is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of doctors.^[1] The series follows directly from its predecessor Doctor at Sea and was the final series to be produced by London Weekend Television.^[2] The two series ran from 1975 to 1977.^[3]

Writers for the Doctor on the Go episodes were Douglas Adams, Graham Chapman, Rob Buckman, Richard Laing, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Steve Thorn and Paul Wolfson.^[4][5][6][7]

Cast

• Robin Nedwell - Dr Duncan Waring
• Geoffrey Davies - Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
• Ernest Clark - Professor Geoffrey Loftus
• Andrew Knox - Dr James Gascoigne
• John Kane - Dr Andrew MacKenzie
• Jacquie-Ann Carr - Dr Katherine Wright

Episodes

Series 1

1. "Keep Your Nose Clean"
2. "When a Body Meets a Body"
3. "It's the Thought That Counts"
4. "Radio Activity"
5. "A Run for Your Money"
6. "Learning by Heart"
7. "It's Just the Job"
8. "What's Op Doc?"
9. "Room for Change"
10. "A Heart in the Right Place"
11. "What's your Problem?"
12. "Clunk Click"
13. "The Course of True Love"

Series 2

1. "When Did You Last See Your Father?"
2. "I Love Paris... When I Get There"
3. "Money Spasms"
4. "What's in a Name?"
5. "The War of the Wards"
6. "For Your Own Good"
7. "Bunny Makes the World Go Round"
8. "Loftus the Terrible"
9. "A Turn for the Nurse"
10. "M*A*T*C*H"
11. "California Girl"
12. "Sunday Bleeping Sunday"
13. "Happy Ever After"

Cultural and social impact

Jamaican reggae group The Upsetters recorded a song called "Doctor on the Go" containing sound clips from the show for their 1975 album Revolution Dub.^[8]

References

External links

• Doctor on the Go at British TV Comedy Guide
• Doctor on the Go at IMDb