
Some other comedies also have this name.
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1969 - 1970
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 26 (2 series), plus 2 short specials
- Creator
- Richard Gordon
- Starring
- Barry Evans, Robin Nedwell, George Layton, Geoffrey Davies, Ernest Clark, Simon Cuff, Ralph Michael, Martin Shaw and Jonathan Lynn
- Writers
- Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie
- Directors
- David Askey and Maurice Murphy
- Producer
- Humphrey Barclay
The (fictional) teaching hospital, St Swithin's, is the location of this medical sitcom. The action follows junior doctor Michael Upton, an earnest type but easily led astray by his colleagues, the laddish Waring and Collier and the smooth wastrel Stuart-Clark.
The recurring theme of this series (and indeed most of the succeeding series) was the clash between the keen interns and their intimidating superior Professor Loftus, a fearsome man.
- Part of
- Production company
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 11th July 1969 on ITV at 8:30pm
- Last new broadcast
- Friday 25th December 1970 on ITV at 6pm
- Last repeat
- Monday 16th January 2017 at 6:00am on ITV3