
The series
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
Season 1 · 29 episodes · 1971
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Episode 128 Feb 197130m
Now, Dr. Upton
A 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 27 Mar 197130m
You've Really Landed Me In It This Time
Michael 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 314 Mar 197130m
You Make Me Feel So Young
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...
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Episode 421 Mar 197130m
Doctor Dish
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.
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Episode 528 Mar 197130m
Modernising Major
Paul and Michael decide the practice is behind the times and in need of revamping.
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Episode 64 Apr 197130m
Congratulations, It's A Toad
Paul thinks he has stumbled on a winner by using toads for quick and efficient pregnancy tests.
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Episode 711 Apr 197130m
Change Your Partners
Sue is left unimpressed when Dick introduces Michael to his attractive lady friend.
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Episode 818 Apr 197130m
Trains And Notes And Veins
Michael invites Dick and Paul home to meet his parents. But having four doctors on the premises soon gets irksome.
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Episode 925 Apr 197130m
Lock, Stock And Beryl
Michael's invovement with a nurse called Beryl escalates - much to his displeasure.
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Episode 102 May 197130m
Upton Sells Out
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.
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Episode 119 May 197130m
Saturday Matinee
Michael is left in charge of the practice when Dick skives off to see a girlfriend.
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Episode 1216 May 197130m
Where There's A Will
Michael is less than delighted when one of his patients dies shortly after he treats him.
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Episode 1323 May 197130m
Students At Heart
Michael continues his quest for a job in surgery. However, once again he is up against Lawrence Bingham.
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Episode 1430 May 197130m
No Ill Feeling!
Paul gets Michael a job with his uncle in general practice. But Mike still longs for the surgeon's scalpel.
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Episode 156 Jun 197130m
Let's Start At The Beginning
Glad to get away from his G. P. job, Michael visits Dick at his psychiatric practice.
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Episode 1613 Jun 197130m
It's All In The Mind
Paul 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 1720 Jun 197130m
Cynthia Darling
Michael is driven to distraction by an overbearing mother's insistence that her healthy daughter is ill.
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Episode 1827 Jun 197130m
A little Help From My Friends
With 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 194 Jul 197130m
Devon Is Lovely at This Time of Year
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.
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Episode 2011 Jul 197130m
Operation Loftus
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.
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Episode 2118 Jul 197130m
Mother And Father Doing Well
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Episode 2225 Jul 197130m
A Jokes A Joke
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.
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Episode 231 Aug 197130m
Pull The Other One
Michael and Paul find they have differing attitudes to women.
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Episode 248 Aug 197130m
It's The Rich Wot Gets The Pleasure
Dick finds out he has inherited £50,000 following the death of his Uncle James.
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Episode 2515 Aug 197130m
Things That Go Mump In The Night
Michael is showing all the symptoms of mumps, and is immediately admitted to Lawrence Bingham's ward.
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Episode 2622 Aug 197130m
Mr Moon
Michael 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 2729 Aug 197130m
The Viva
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.
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Episode 285 Sep 197130m
Bewigged, Bothered And Bewildered
Michael 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 2912 Sep 197130m
A Situation Full Of Promise




