''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 ''

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'', and was produced by

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in 1974. 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,

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, Bernard McKenna, Gail Renard and

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Cast

Robin Nedwell Robin Courteney Nedwell (27 September 1946 – 1 February 1999) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his role as Duncan Waring in the television comedy series ''Doctor in the House'' and its sequels; he also featured in other televisio ...

- Dr Duncan Waring *

Geoffrey Davies Geoffrey Davies (born 15 December 1942 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. Biography The son of an accountant, Davies was educated at grammar school and studied at art college to be a commercial artist before becoming an ...

- Dr Dick Stuart-Clark *

Ernest Clark Ernest Clark (12 February 1912 – 11 November 1994) was a British actor of stage, television and film. Early life Clark was the son of a master builder in Maida Vale, and was educated nearby at St Marylebone Grammar School. After leaving sch ...

- Captain Norman Loftus, brother of Sir Geoffrey Loftus in the other series, also played by Ernest Clark * John Grieve - Purser *

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- Nurse Joyce Wynton

Episodes

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

References

External links

''Doctor at Sea''
at British TV Comedy Guide
at Sea''
at BingeClock

at Nostalgia Central * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doctor At Sea (Tv Series)) 1974 British television series debuts 1974 British television series endings 1970s British sitcoms Doctor in the House English-language television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States 1970s British medical television series ITV sitcoms Television shows set in London Television series by ITV Studios London Weekend Television shows Live action television shows based on films