Doctor at Sea (TV series)

Doctor at Sea is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of doctors at sea. The series followed directly from its predecessor Doctor in Charge, and was produced by London Weekend Television in 1974.

Doctor at Sea
Opening title
Starring	Robin Nedwell Geoffrey Davies Ernest Clark
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	London Weekend
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	21 April (1974-04-21) – 14 July 1974 (1974-07-14)
Related
Doctor in Charge Doctor on the Go

Although each of its predecessors had long runs, Doctor at Sea was limited to a single series of thirteen episodes. It has been suggested that only one series was to be produced as costs for this series were a lot higher than previous programmes.

Writers for the Doctor at Sea episodes were Richard Laing, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Gail Renard and Phil Redmond.

Cast

• Robin Nedwell - Dr Duncan Waring
• Geoffrey Davies - Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
• Ernest Clark - Captain Norman Loftus, brother of Sir Geoffrey Loftus in the other series, also played by Ernest Clark
• John Grieve - Purser
• Elizabeth Counsell - Nurse Joyce Wynton

Episodes

1. "Sir John and Baby Doc"
2. "Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Sea Sick"
3. "A Healthy Ship is a Happy Ship"
4. "The Senior Officer's Perks"
5. "Go Away Stowaway!"
6. "Floating Profits"
7. "Goodbye Mr. Ships!"
8. "The V.I.P."
9. "In a Little Spanish Town"
10. "Physician, Heal Thyself"
11. "A Wolf in Ship's Clothing"
12. "Murder! He Said"
13. "But It's So Much Nicer to Come Home"

External links

• Doctor at Sea at British TV Comedy Guide
• Doctor at Sea at BingeClock
• Doctor at Sea at Nostalgia Central
• Doctor at Sea at IMDb