About this season
Doctor at Large is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of newly qualified doctors. The series follows directly from its predecessor Doctor in the House, and was produced by London Weekend Television in 1971. Writers for the Doctor at Large episodes were Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Bernard McKenna, Geoff Rowley, Andy Baker, Jonathan Lynn and David Yallop, as well as George Layton.
Episodes (29)
1. Now, Dr. Upton
Aired 28 February 1971 • 30 min
A newly-qualified Michael Upton is released into the world of work. But finding the ideal job proves more difficult than it originally seemed.
2. You've Really Landed Me In It This Time
Aired 7 March 1971 • 30 min
Michael is subjected to spending an evening in the company of a sex-starved secretary when he stands in for a skiving Paul.
3. You Make Me Feel So Young
Aired 14 March 1971 • 30 min
Michael and Paul become partners in Doctor Maxwell's practice. But they find getting accepted by the patients much harder than getting accepted by Doctor Maxwell...
4. Doctor Dish
Aired 21 March 1971 • 30 min
Michael is asked to give a talk at the local girls' school. However, he finds it isn't just his medical knowledge that finds favour with the pupils.
5. Modernising Major
Aired 28 March 1971 • 30 min
Paul and Michael decide the practice is behind the times and in need of revamping.
6. Congratulations, It's A Toad
Aired 4 April 1971 • 30 min
Paul thinks he has stumbled on a winner by using toads for quick and efficient pregnancy tests.
7. Change Your Partners
Aired 11 April 1971 • 30 min
Sue is left unimpressed when Dick introduces Michael to his attractive lady friend.
8. Trains And Notes And Veins
Aired 18 April 1971 • 30 min
Michael invites Dick and Paul home to meet his parents. But having four doctors on the premises soon gets irksome.
9. Lock, Stock And Beryl
Aired 25 April 1971 • 30 min
Michael's invovement with a nurse called Beryl escalates - much to his displeasure.
10. Upton Sells Out
Aired 2 May 1971 • 30 min
A position becomes vacant at the private practice where Dick works, and Michael - tired of his tedious casualty job - decides to apply for it, leaving Paul unimpressed.
11. Saturday Matinee
Aired 9 May 1971 • 30 min
Michael is left in charge of the practice when Dick skives off to see a girlfriend.
12. Where There's A Will
Aired 16 May 1971 • 30 min
Michael is less than delighted when one of his patients dies shortly after he treats him.
13. Students At Heart
Aired 23 May 1971 • 30 min
Michael continues his quest for a job in surgery. However, once again he is up against Lawrence Bingham.
14. No Ill Feeling!
Aired 30 May 1971 • 30 min
Paul gets Michael a job with his uncle in general practice. But Mike still longs for the surgeon's scalpel.
15. Let's Start At The Beginning
Aired 6 June 1971 • 30 min
Glad to get away from his G. P. job, Michael visits Dick at his psychiatric practice.
16. It's All In The Mind
Aired 13 June 1971 • 30 min
Paul and Michael are pleased when their patients are healing well. But they soon discover it is not entirely due to their efforts...
17. Cynthia Darling
Aired 20 June 1971 • 30 min
Michael is driven to distraction by an overbearing mother's insistence that her healthy daughter is ill.
18. A little Help From My Friends
Aired 27 June 1971 • 30 min
With Dr. Griffin admitted to hospital, Michael is left in charge of the practice. Dissatisfied with Paul's work, Mike decides to replace him.
19. Devon Is Lovely at This Time of Year
Aired 4 July 1971 • 30 min
Michael is totally smitten with the new doctor, Nicky. And when the Dean offers Mike a new job, it looks as though he might make a mistake he'll live to regret.
20. Operation Loftus
Aired 11 July 1971 • 30 min
Michael's much-awaited return to St. Swithin's is cause for celebration. The festivities are quickly curtailed, however, when Professor Loftus also returns to the hospital.
21. Mother And Father Doing Well
Aired 18 July 1971 • 30 min
22. A Jokes A Joke
Aired 25 July 1971 • 30 min
Paul and Mike decide to get jobs as anatomy demonstrators, whilst Dick's just in it for the money. However, none of them counted on Lawrence Bingham's competition.
23. Pull The Other One
Aired 1 August 1971 • 30 min
Michael and Paul find they have differing attitudes to women.
24. It's The Rich Wot Gets The Pleasure
Aired 8 August 1971 • 30 min
Dick finds out he has inherited £50,000 following the death of his Uncle James.
25. Things That Go Mump In The Night
Aired 15 August 1971 • 30 min
Michael is showing all the symptoms of mumps, and is immediately admitted to Lawrence Bingham's ward.
26. Mr Moon
Aired 22 August 1971 • 30 min
Michael visits Dick at the health farm at which he is working, and makes a bet that he can stick to the patients' diet.
27. The Viva
Aired 29 August 1971 • 30 min
The junior doctors are all preparing for their viva exams, but one of them in particular has particular trouble when it comes to taking his.
28. Bewigged, Bothered And Bewildered
Aired 5 September 1971 • 30 min
Michael ends up in court after he injects a patient with some penicillin, to which he turns out to be allergic.
29. A Situation Full Of Promise
Aired 12 September 1971 • 30 min