Doctor in Charge (1972)

Name: Doctor in Charge
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Richard O'Sullivan, George Layton, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, Ernest Clark

Comedy

Doctor in Charge is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of doctors. The series follows directly from its predecessor Doctor at Large, and was produced by London Weekend Television in 1972-73. Writers for the Doctor in Charge episodes were David Askey, Graham Chapman, Graeme Garden, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Bill Oddie, Phil Redmond and Gail Renard.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (194 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

7.91 avg 27 episodes 8.2 → 8.2 24 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Devil You Know	8.2	16
2	The Research Unit	8.3	14
3	The Minister's Health	7.6	15
4	The Black and White Medical Show	6.5	16
5	Honey Lamb	7.2	16
6	Doctors' Lib	8.1	15
7	Which Doctor?	8.8	18
8	Climbing the Ladder	8.4	16
9	Face the Music	8.4	17
10	Mum's the Word	8.2	17
11	The Fox	8.1	15
12	A Night with the Dead	7.9	17
13	This Is Your Wife	8.3	15
14	Honeymoon Special	8.6	23
15	The Long, Long Night	7.7	16
16	The System	7.4	15
17	On the Brink	8.2	15
18	Amazing Grace	8.1	16
19	Shut Up and Eat What You're Given	7.8	15
20	Yellow Fever	5.5	15
21	The Taming of the Wolf	7.6	17
22	An Officer and a Gentleman	7.0	15
23	That's My Uncle!	8.1	16
24	The Big Match	8.2	15
25	The Rumour	8.7	14
26	Blackmail	8.4	14
27	Long Day's Journey Into Knighthood	8.2	14

Season 2 (1973)

7.75 avg 16 episodes 8.4 → 7.4 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Merger	8.4	13
2	Men Without Women	7.2	14
3	A Deep Depression Centred Over St. Swithin's	7.8	15
4	The Epidemic	7.8	14
5	The Garden Fête	7.6	14
6	Brotherly Hate	8.6	14
7	The Loftus Papers	7.2	13
8	In Place of Strife	8.2	12
9	The Pool	8.1	14
10	The Godfather	7.7	14
11	A Man's Best Friend Is His Cat	7.7	13
12	There's No Fire Without Smoke	7.6	12
13	Hello Sailor!	7.8	13
14	Any Complaints?	6.6	12
15	Watch Out - There's a Thief About!	8.3	12
16	Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?	7.4	11

Doctor in Charge (1972)

Cast

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