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A Very Peculiar Practice (1986)

Comedy · Drama

A young and idealistic Doctor Stephen Daker arrives at Lowlands University to work at the Health Centre, but has to cope with an eccentric set of colleagues.

IMDb rating
8.3 (659 votes)
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1986)

8.26 avg 7 episodes 8.1 → 8.1

Ep 1: 8.1 · 55 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 45 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 42 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 34 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 35 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 35 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 30 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Very Long Way from Anywhere8.155
2We Love You, That's Why We're Here8.245
3Wives of Great Men8.642
4Black Bob's Hamburger Suit7.834
5Contact Tracer8.535
6The Hit List8.535
7Catastrophe Theory8.130

Season 2 (1988)

7.86 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 7.8

Ep 1: 7.6 · 24 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 20 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 24 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 21 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The New Frontier7.624
2Art and Illusion7.923
3May the Force Be with You7.720
4Bad Vibrations8.024
5Values of the Family7.919
6The Big Squeeze8.119
7Death of a University7.821
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