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- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1971
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 29 (1 series), plus 1 short special
- Creator
- Richard Gordon
- Starring
- Barry Evans, George Layton, Geoffrey Davies, Ernest Clark and Richard O'Sullivan
- Writers
- Graham Chapman, Bernard McKenna, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and John Cleese
- Directors
- Bill Turner, Alan Wallis and David Askey
- Producer
- Humphrey Barclay
Michael Upton, a newly qualified M.B., has quit the security of St. Swithin's and has ventured out into the world to fulfil his dream of becoming a surgeon. His first problem is to find a job, and his adventures in the world of rural surgeries and private practice help him grow up rather quickly.