Doctor In The House (TV series)

Doctor in the House was a British television comedy series produced by London Weekend Television from 1969-1970. It spawned the longer-running sequel Doctor at Large with many of the same characters. It was based on a series of books and a movie of the same name by Richard Gordon. The show was widely syndicated in North America.

The authors of the TV series

The Doctor in the House series is well known for the writing work of Graham Chapman and John Cleese, who would both later go on to become writer/performer members of Monty Python. The series is also well known for the writing work of Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, who would both later go on to become writer/performer members of The Goodies. Both of these two writing teams featured genuine medical doctors - Graham Chapman (in the co-writing team of Graham Chapman and John Cleese), and Graeme Garden (in the co-writing team of Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie). Graeme Garden also appeared as a Television Presenter in the episode Doctor on the Box.

Related Topics:
Graham Chapman - John Cleese - Monty Python - Graeme Garden - Bill Oddie - The Goodies

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Other writers of episodes for the TV series included Barry Cryer, Bernard McKenna and Douglas Adams.

Related Topics:
Barry Cryer - Bernard McKenna - Douglas Adams

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