Doctor Down Under

Doctor Down Under is a Australian 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 on the Go, and was produced by the Seven Network in association with the Paul Dainty organization 1979-80.

The first series was directed by William G. Stewart and the second series by John Eastway. Both series were produced by William G. Stewart;

Writers for the Doctor Down Under episodes were Bernard McKenna, Jon Watkins and Bernie Sharp.

Plot

When Dr Duncan Waring and Dr Dick Stuart-Clark take up positions at St.Barnabas hospital in Sydney, they wreak havoc for the local medical staff, especially for Professor Beaumont, who is Professor of Surgery, and Dr Maurice Griffin, a surgeon with whom they share their office. The nurses at the hospital, however, find Dr Waring and Dr Stuart-Clark charming, as the two English doctors continue their pursuit of women.

Cast

• Robin Nedwell as Dr Duncan Waring
• Geoffrey Davies as Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
• Frank Wilson as Professor Norman Beaumont
• John Derum as Dr Maurice Griffin
• Jennifer Mellet as Linda Franklin, Duncan's medical secretary.
• Joan Bruce as Sister Cummings
• Ken Wayne as Professor Wilkinson, Professor of Anethtesia.

Guest stars

• John Bluthal, who guest starred in the episode I Gotta Horse
• David Foster as Dr Travers

Episode list

Series 1

1. Thanks for the Memory — written by Bernard McKenna and Jon Watkins
2. If a Job's Worth Doing — written by Bernard McKenna
3. A Bird in the Hand — written by Jon Watkins
4. I Gotta Horse — written by Bernie Sharp
5. The Hawaiian Operation — written by Jon Watkins
6. The More We Are Together — written by Jon Watkins

Series 2

1. It's All in the Mind — written by Bernie Sharp
2. If You Can't Beat Em... — written by Jon Watkins
3. Alias Clark and Waring — written by Jon Watkins
4. Impatients — written by Bernard McKenna
5. The Sydney Surprise — written by Jon Watkins
6. The Name of the Game — written by Bernard McKenna
7. Identity Crisis — written by Bernard McKenna

Location of St Barnabas Hospital

The building used as the fictional St Barnabas Hospital is Hornsby Hospital (based in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia).

Notes

Doctor Down Under was first aired in the UK on 11 January 1981.

DVD Release

Doctor Down Under, all 13 episodes have been released as a two Disc DVD set by Umbrella Entertainment in Australia (2010).

External links

• Doctor Down Under at the Internet Movie Database
• Doctor Down Under opening titles
• Doctor Down Under — featured in "Memorable TV Australian Shows"