The Doctor novels are a series of 19 comic novels by British physician Richard Gordon, covering the antics of a group of young doctors. They were published between 1952 and 1999.
The films inspired in turn to seven different Doctor television series between 1969 and 1991, totalling 157 thirty-minute episodes:
Doctor in the House, which first ran on ITV from July 1969 to July 1970, with a total of 26 thirty-minute episodes.
Doctor at Large, which first ran on ITV from February to September 1971, with a total of 29 thirty-minute episodes.
Doctor in Charge, which first ran on ITV from April 1972 to December 1973, with a total of 43 thirty-minute episodes.
Doctor at Sea, which first ran on ITV from April to July 1974, with a total of 13 thirty-minute episodes.
Doctor on the Go, which first ran on ITV from April 1975 to April 1977, with a total of 26 thirty-minute episodes.
Doctor Down Under, which first ran on Australian Channel Seven from February to May 1979, with a total of 13 thirty-minute episodes.
Doctor at the Top, which first ran on BBC 1 from February to April 1991, with a total of 7 thirty-minute episodes.
Radio series
Doctor in the House, a 13 part BBC Radio 4 adaptation began in September 1968, starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow and Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt.
Doctor at Large, a 13 part BBC Radio 4 series started in June 1969, with Briers and Sumner reprising their roles.
See also
Dr. Kildare, an American dramatic comedy series of novels, films, and serialized radio and television programs.