About this season
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.
Episodes (27)
1. The Devil You Know
Aired 9 April 1972 • 30 min
After a Year of absence Duncan Waring returns to St Swithins. there he reunites with fellow Doctors Paul Collier, Dick Stuart Clarke and Lawrence Bingham. will they remember Duncan?
2. The Research Unit
Aired 16 April 1972 • 30 min
3. The Minister's Health
Aired 23 April 1972 • 30 min
The Minister of Health is admitted to the hospital and his presence puts everyone in a flat, especially a professor who has new hopes of a knighthood.
4. The Black and White Medical Show
Aired 30 April 1972 • 30 min
5. Honeylamb
Aired 7 May 1972 • 30 min
6. Doctors' Lib
Aired 14 May 1972 • 30 min
7. Which Doctor?
Aired 21 May 1972 • 30 min
8. Climbing The Ladder
Aired 28 May 1972 • 30 min
9. Face The Music
Aired 4 June 1972 • 30 min
10. Mum's The Word
Aired 11 June 1972 • 30 min
11. The Fox
Aired 18 June 1972 • 30 min
12. A Night With The Dead
Aired 25 June 1972 • 30 min
13. This Is Your Wife
Aired 2 July 1972 • 30 min
14. Honeymoon Special
Aired 9 July 1972 • 30 min
15. The Long, Long Night
Aired 16 July 1972 • 30 min
16. The System
Aired 23 July 1972 • 30 min
17. On the Brink
Aired 30 July 1972 • 30 min
Dr Collier has been working to hard, and begins behaving extremely odd, even for him. the stress of the job finally reaches a critical point when he's found hanging from outside of the hospital window. it's up to his friends to get him back safely
18. Amazing Grace
Aired 6 August 1972 • 30 min
19. Shut Up and Eat What You're Given
Aired 13 August 1972 • 30 min
Dr Waring and Dr Collier are complaining about the food served in the hospital. they figure the only way to change that is to get Professor Loftus to have lunch in the hospital, so he can taste the food himself.
20. Yellow Fever
Aired 20 August 1972 • 30 min
21. The Taming Of The Wolf
Aired 27 August 1972 • 30 min
22. An Officer And A Gentleman
Aired 3 September 1972 • 30 min
23. That's My Uncle
Aired 10 September 1972 • 30 min
24. The Big Match
Aired 17 September 1972 • 30 min
25. The Rumour
Aired 24 September 1972 • 30 min
26. Blackmail
Aired 1 October 1972 • 30 min
27. A Long Day's Journey Into Knighthood
Aired 8 October 1972 • 30 min