Doctor at Sea (TV series)

Doctor at Sea
Opening title
Starring	Robin Nedwell Geoffrey Davies Ernest Clark
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	21 April (1974-04-21) – 14 July 1974 (1974-07-14)
Chronology
Preceded by	Doctor in Charge
Followed by	Doctor on the Go

Doctor at Sea was a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of doctors at sea.^[1] The series followed directly from its predecessor Doctor in Charge, and was produced by London Weekend Television in 1974.^[2]

Despite each of its predecessors having long runs, Doctor at Sea was limited to a single series of thirteen episodes.^[3] It was reported^[where?] that only one series was to be produced as costs for this series were a lot higher than previous programmes.^{[citation needed]}

Writers for the Doctor at Sea episodes were Richard Laing, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Gail Renard and Phil Redmond.^[4][5][6]

Cast[]

• Robin Nedwell - Dr Duncan Waring
• Geoffrey Davies - Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
• Ernest Clark - Captain Norman Loftus, brother of Sir Geoffrey Loftus in the other series, also played by Ernest Clark
• John Grieve - Purser
• Elizabeth Counsell - Nurse Joyce Wynton

Episodes[]

1. "Sir John and Baby Doc"
2. "Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Sea Sick"
3. "A Healthy Ship is a Happy Ship"
4. "The Senior Officer's Perks"
5. "Go Away Stowaway!"
6. "Floating Profits"
7. "Goodbye Mr. Ships!"
8. "The V.I.P."
9. "In a Little Spanish Town"
10. "Physician, Heal Thyself"
11. "A Wolf in Ship's Clothing"
12. "Murder! He Said"
13. "But It's So Much Nicer to Come Home"

References[]

External links[]

• Doctor at Sea at British TV Comedy Guide
• Doctor at Sea at BingeClock
• Doctor at Sea at Nostalgia Central
• Doctor at Sea at IMDb