Doctor at Large (1971)
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.
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Episode 1 - Now, Dr. Upton
Release Date: 1971-02-28A newly-qualified Michael Upton is released into the world of work. But finding the ideal job proves more difficult than it originally seemed.
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Episode 2 - You've Really Landed Me In It This Time
Release Date: 1971-03-07Michael is subjected to spending an evening in the company of a sex-starved secretary when he stands in for a skiving Paul.
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Episode 3 - You Make Me Feel So Young
Release Date: 1971-03-14Michael 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...
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Episode 4 - Doctor Dish
Release Date: 1971-03-21Michael 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.
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Episode 5 - Modernising Major
Release Date: 1971-03-28Paul and Michael decide the practice is behind the times and in need of revamping.
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Episode 6 - Congratulations, It's A Toad
Release Date: 1971-04-04Paul thinks he has stumbled on a winner by using toads for quick and efficient pregnancy tests.
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Episode 7 - Change Your Partners
Release Date: 1971-04-11Sue is left unimpressed when Dick introduces Michael to his attractive lady friend.
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Episode 8 - Trains And Notes And Veins
Release Date: 1971-04-18Michael invites Dick and Paul home to meet his parents. But having four doctors on the premises soon gets irksome.
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Episode 9 - Lock, Stock And Beryl
Release Date: 1971-04-25Michael's invovement with a nurse called Beryl escalates - much to his displeasure.
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Episode 10 - Upton Sells Out
Release Date: 1971-05-02A 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.
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Episode 11 - Saturday Matinee
Release Date: 1971-05-09Michael is left in charge of the practice when Dick skives off to see a girlfriend.
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Episode 12 - Where There's A Will
Release Date: 1971-05-16Michael is less than delighted when one of his patients dies shortly after he treats him.
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Episode 13 - Students At Heart
Release Date: 1971-05-23Michael continues his quest for a job in surgery. However, once again he is up against Lawrence Bingham.
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Episode 14 - No Ill Feeling!
Release Date: 1971-05-30Paul gets Michael a job with his uncle in general practice. But Mike still longs for the surgeon's scalpel.
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Episode 15 - Let's Start At The Beginning
Release Date: 1971-06-06Glad to get away from his G. P. job, Michael visits Dick at his psychiatric practice.
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Episode 16 - It's All In The Mind
Release Date: 1971-06-13Paul and Michael are pleased when their patients are healing well. But they soon discover it is not entirely due to their efforts...
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Episode 17 - Cynthia Darling
Release Date: 1971-06-20Michael is driven to distraction by an overbearing mother's insistence that her healthy daughter is ill.
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Episode 18 - A little Help From My Friends
Release Date: 1971-06-27With Dr. Griffin admitted to hospital, Michael is left in charge of the practice. Dissatisfied with Paul's work, Mike decides to replace him.
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Episode 19 - Devon Is Lovely at This Time of Year
Release Date: 1971-07-04Michael 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.
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Episode 20 - Operation Loftus
Release Date: 1971-07-11Michael'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.
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Episode 21 - Mother And Father Doing Well
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Episode 22 - A Jokes A Joke
Release Date: 1971-07-25Paul 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.
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Episode 23 - Pull The Other One
Release Date: 1971-08-01Michael and Paul find they have differing attitudes to women.
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Episode 24 - It's The Rich Wot Gets The Pleasure
Release Date: 1971-08-08Dick finds out he has inherited £50,000 following the death of his Uncle James.
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Episode 25 - Things That Go Mump In The Night
Release Date: 1971-08-15Michael is showing all the symptoms of mumps, and is immediately admitted to Lawrence Bingham's ward.
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Episode 26 - Mr Moon
Release Date: 1971-08-22Michael visits Dick at the health farm at which he is working, and makes a bet that he can stick to the patients' diet.
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Episode 27 - The Viva
Release Date: 1971-08-29The junior doctors are all preparing for their viva exams, but one of them in particular has particular trouble when it comes to taking his.
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Episode 28 - Bewigged, Bothered And Bewildered
Release Date: 1971-09-05Michael ends up in court after he injects a patient with some penicillin, to which he turns out to be allergic.
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Episode 29 - A Situation Full Of Promise
Release Date: 1971-09-12