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Doctor at Sea
Opening title
Starring	Robin Nedwell Geoffrey Davies Ernest Clark
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	London Weekend
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	21 April (1974-04-21) – 14 July 1974 (1974-07-14)
Related
Doctor in Charge Doctor on the Go

Doctor at Sea is a British television comedy series, the fourth of seven series in a franchise that began with Doctor in the House and was inspired by the "Doctor" books by Richard Gordon. The series follows Duncan Waring and Dick Stuart-Clark from its predecessor Doctor in Charge as they leave their jobs at St. Swithin's and sign on as ship's physicians on a Mediterranean cruise ship. It was produced by London Weekend Television in 1974.

Although each of its predecessors had longer runs, Doctor at Sea was limited to a single series of thirteen episodes.

Writers for the Doctor at Sea episodes were Richard Laing, George Layton, Jonathan Lynn, Bernard McKenna, Gail Renard and Phil Redmond.

Cast

• Robin Nedwell - Dr Duncan Waring
• Geoffrey Davies - Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
• Ernest Clark - Captain Norman Loftus, brother of Sir Geoffrey Loftus in the other series, also played by Ernest Clark
• John Grieve - Purser
• Elizabeth Counsell - Nurse Joyce Wynton

Episodes

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

References

1. Barker, Dennis (15 August 2017). "Richard Gordon obituary". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
2. "Doctor At Sea (Summary)". www.phill.co.uk.
3. "Doctor At Sea | Nostalgia Central". 27 June 2014.
4. "Doctor at Sea | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
5. "Floating Profits (1974)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020.
6. "A Healthy Ship Is a Happy Ship (1974)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
7. "Sir John and Baby Doc (1974)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017.

External links

• Doctor at Sea at British TV Comedy Guide
• Doctor at Sea at BingeClock
• Doctor at Sea at Nostalgia Central
• Doctor at Sea at IMDb

• 1974 British television series debuts
• 1974 British television series endings
• 1970s British sitcoms
• Doctor in the House
• British English-language television shows
• 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