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. The series follows directly from its predecessor Doctor at Sea and was produced by London Weekend Television in 1975-77.

Writers for the Doctor on the Go episodes were Douglas Adams, Rob Buckman, Richard Laing, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Steve Thorn and Paul Wolfson.

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 Up Doc?
9. Room for Change
10. A Heart in the Right Place
11. What's your Problem?
12. Clunk Clink
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.

External links

• Doctor on the Go at British TV Comedy Guide
• Doctor on the Go at Nostalgia Central
• Doctor on the Go at the Internet Movie Database