Doctor At Large
 Michael Upton (Barry Evans) is a newly qualified doctor trying
to make a start in his chosen profession.
He has a succession of
jobs, including one with Dr Maxwell (Arthur Lowe), before
returning to St Swithin's Hospital as a Junior Registrar.
Other regular characters include Dr Paul Collier (George
Layton), Dr Dick Stuart-Clark (Geoffrey Davies), Dr Lawrence
Bingham (Richard O'Sullivan) and Professor Geoffrey Loftus (Ernest
Clark).
Radiologist Paul Collier was played by Yorkshireman George
Layton, who came from a doctor's family in real life.
The writers
of this series included Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden (of The
Goodies) and John Cleese and Graham Chapman from the Monty
Python team.
As with Doctor In The House, the TV version of Doctor
At Large followed a BBC Radio 4 presentation, broadcast in 13
episodes from 10 June 1969.
Richard Briers returned as Simon Sparrow, supported principally
by Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt. The original Richard
Gordon book was adapted for radio by Ray Cooney (who also appeared
on microphone).
EPISODES
Now, Dr. Upton / You've Really Landed Me In It This Time / You
Make Me Feel So Young / Doctor Dish / Modernising Major /
Congratulations, It's A Toad / Change Your Partners / Trains And
Notes And Veins / Lock, Stock And Beryl / Upton Sells Out /
Saturday Matinee / Where There's A Will / Students At Heart / No
Ill Feeling / Let's Start At The Beginning / It's All In The Mind
/ Cynthia Darling / A Little Help From My Friends / Devon Is
Lovely / Operation Loftus / Mother And Father Doing Well / A
Joke's A Joke / Pull The Other One / It's The Rich Wot Gets The
Pleasure / Things That Go Mump In The Night / Mr Moon / The Viva /
Bewigged, Bothered And Bewildered / A Situation Full Of Promise
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