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Text (C) Dominic Khouri 1999

 


 
Episodes 1-3, 12-13 written by George Layton and Jonathan Lynn
Episodes 4-7, 9, 11 written by Bernard McKenna and Richard Laing
Episode 8 written by Gail Renard
Episodes 10, 15, 18, 24 written by Steve Thorn and Paul Wolfson
Episode 14 written by David A. Yallop
Episode 16 written by Selwyn Roberts
Episodes 17, 21, 26 written by Bernard McKenna
Episode 19 written by Graham Chapman and Douglas Adams
Episodes 20, 23, 25 written by Rob Buckman and Chris Beetles
Episode 22 written by Gail Renard and Brenda Crankmen
 


SERIES ONE


 
1. KEEP YOUR NOSE CLEAN
(27/04/75)
Fresh from his spell as ship's surgeon on the MS Bergonia, Duncan Waring returns to St. Swithin's with Dick in tow.

Also appearing:
JOHN ARNATT (Chairman), HAROLD BENNETT (Mr. Reeves), RAYMOND GRAHAM (Dr. Barnes), JOE WADHAM (Car Driver), BRIAN CAPRON (Billy Guest), KEN HAWARD (Ambulance Man), KEVIN MOORE (Reporter), LAURENCE HARRINGTON (Mike King), MICHAEL STAINTON (Bodyguard)
 


 
2. WHEN A BODY MEETS A BODY
(04/05/75)
Duncan is asked to give a second opinion on one of the prisoners at Pentonville.

Also appearing:
FRANK JARVIS (Albert Melia), MICHAEL NAPIER BROWN (Police Sergeant Gould), DEREK MARTIN (Prison Officer Sykes), MERDELLE JORDINE (First Nurse), TINA RUTA (Mrs. Ciappassoni), LARRY NOBLE ('Operation' Man), REG LYE (First Porter), DEREK DEADMAN (Second Porter), TONY HUGHES (Mr. Spencer), FELICITY HARRISON (Sister), ALISON KING (Nurse Reynolds), DAPHNE LAWSON (Third Nurse), PETER DAVIDSON (Prison Officer)
 


 
3. IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS
(11/05/75)
In celebration of Sir Geoffrey's twentieth anniversary at St. Swithin's, Duncan and his colleagues plan a surprise for him.

Also appearing:
JOAN BENHAM (Lady Loftus)
 


 
4. RADIO ACTIVITY
(18/05/75)
As St. Swithin's prepares to launch its own radio station, Duncan is asked to be responsible for its running.

Also appearing:
JOHN SHARP (Lord Mossop), ALISON KING (Nurse Reynolds), DAVID KELLY (Mr. O'Leary)
 


 
5. A RUN FOR YOUR MONEY
(25/05/75)
When Duncan loses a large sum of money he raised at a charity dance, he has to go to extraordinary lengths to prevent Loftus finding out.

Also appearing:
BETTY BASKCOMB (Mrs. Grant), GERALD CROSS (Sir Edmund Steele), JOHN POLLENDINE (Charlie Walters)
 


 
6. LEARNING BY HEART
(01/06/75)
When Duncan learns he has to take an important exam to hold on to his job, he has the arduous task of finding somewhere quiet to study.

Also appearing:
BRIAN MILLER (Barry)
 


 
7. IT'S JUST THE JOB
(08/06/75)
Whilst working at a careers convention, Dick stumbles on a cushy, well-paid job at a hotel, and decides to pack his bags and leave St. Swithin's.

Also appearing:
GARY WALDHORN (Mike Sherman), PAUL GREGORY (Army Medical Officer), STEPHEN RIDDLE (Boy)
 


 
8. WHAT'S OP DOC?
(15/06/75)
With an increased workload, Duncan's tiredness causes him to make a terrible mistake - or does it?

Also appearing:
JOHNNY BRIGGS (Mr. Halsey), KENNETH WALLER (Mr. Pole), ROBERT LINDSAY (Harrison), CHRISTOPHER ASANTE (Jones), JOANNA ROSS (Nurse), GEORGE MOON (Mr. Starkey)
 


 
9. ROOM FOR CHANGE
(22/06/75)
The doctors are finding it increasingly difficult to share their small office between the five of them and apply for smaller desks.

Also appearing:
WEI WEI WONG (Nurse), DEREK DEADMAN (Porter)
 


 
10. A HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE
(29/06/75)
Duncan has to find an interesting case to present at a divisional clinical conference.

Also appearing:
ROBERT DORNING (Mr. Andrews), MARIA CHARLES (Mrs. Button), ANGELA CHEYNE (Maureen), GERALD CROSS (Sir Edmund Steele)
 


 
11. WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
(06/07/75)
Psychiatry seems to be the only solution to Duncan's depressing problem.

Also appearing:
WILLIAM FOX (Professor Browning)
 


 
12. CLUNK CLICK
(13/07/75)
After a playful incident in the office, Duncan and Dick are forced to consult an osteopath.

Also appearing:
WILLIAM FOX (Professor Browning), BELLA EMBERG (Miss McArthur), JEANNE MOCKFORD (Mrs. Lewis), JOHN ARNATT (Mr. Edwards), MARTIN CARROLL (Undertaker)
 


 
13. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
(20/07/75)
Duncan and Kate are getting on very well. But when Duncan starts to mention marriage, he could be putting it all in jeopardy.

Also appearing:
JULIE MIDWINTER (Girl Student), HARRY LITTLEWOOD (Mr. Hepworth)
 


SERIES TWO


 
14. WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR MOTHER?
(16/01/77)
Duncan finds a baby on his doorstep. Is it the result of one of his flings? Does it mean the end of his engagement to Kate?

Also appearing:
SUE NICHOLLS (Lynn), CHRISTINE OZANNNE (Kim), CYNTHIA POWELL (Jessica), PAT NYE (Sister Raeburn), PEGGY AITCHISON (Mrs. Grundy), MARK HEATH (Jonathan)
 


 
15. I LOVE PARIS...WHEN I GET THERE
(23/01/77)
Duncan is all ready to sail away to Paris on holiday with Kate. But at the last minute, Sir Geoffrey requires his help with an important kidney transplant.

Also appearing:
MOLLIE MAUREEN (Sister Murphy), NORMAN ATKYNS (Mr. Johnson), JOE RITCHIE (Mr. Green), JAMES APPLEBY (Car Park Attendant), MICHAEL STAINTON (Man In Car), BARBARA KEOGH (Wife), LAURENCE HARRINGTON (Helicopter Winch Man), SHANE FRANKLYN (Boy)
 


 
16. MONEY SPASMS
(30/01/77)
Desperately short of cash, Duncan, Dick and Andy volunteer to act as guinea pigs for medical research.

Also appearing:
GERALD JAMES (Mr. Morton), PETER JOHN (Dr. Pendleton), JOHN SCOTT MARTIN (Taxi Driver), MICHAEL BALFOUR (Herbert), WEI WEI WONG (Nurse)
 


 
17. WHAT'S IN A NAME?
(06/02/77)
A new physiotherapist at the hospital puts Duncan in a difficult situation, threatening his relationship with Kate.

Also appearing:
LYNDA BELLINGHAM (Eleanor Wilcox), PERCY HERBERT (Mr. Patterson), ENA CABAYO (Nurse Ojimba), BRYCHAN POWELL (Mr. Llewellyn), WEI WEI WONG (Nurse)
 


 
18. THE WAR OF THE WARDS
(13/02/77)
The medical and surgical departments are at war over a patient suffering from gallstones.

Also appearing:
LIZ GEBHARDT (Jane), JOHN TORDOFF (Mr. Wilkes), LESLIE FRENCH (Professor Avery), BELLA EMBERG (Housewife)
 


 
19. FOR YOUR OWN GOOD...
(20/02/77)
James' father turns up at the hospital and is soon giving everyone - nurses, doctors, porters - the run-around.

Also appearing:
DEREK FRANCIS (Gervaise Gascoigne), DIANA KING (Alicia Gascoigne), JOSEPHINE WELCOME (Nurse)
 


 
20. BUNNY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
(27/02/77)
Duncan unwittingly stumbles on Dick's latest money-making scheme, while looking for cases to present at an exam.

Also appearing:
JOSEPHINE WELCOME (Nurse), MELITA MANGER (Staff Nurse), JEROLD WELLS (Mr. Bennett), JANIE BOOTH (Janice), HILDA BRAID (Mrs. Campbell)
 


 
21. LOFTUS THE TERRIBLE
(06/03/77)
Sir Geoffrey's trademark bad mood has worsened and the doctors are no longer prepared to put up with it. So they send Duncan to sort him out.

Also appearing:
JOAN BENHAM (Lady Loftus), MOLLY WEIR (Winnie)
 


 
22. A TURN FOR THE NURSE
(13/03/77)
Duncan, Dick and Andy are forced to organise a competition to find the best nurse of St. Swithin's.

Also appearing:
CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS (Nurse Franklyn), ALISON KING (Nurse Reynolds), BILLY JOHN (Mr. Bradley), MAGGIE HENDERSON (Nurse Edwards), TED BURNETT (Alf), GERALD CROSS (Sir Edmund Steele), DOROTHEA PHILLIPS (Chief Nursing Officer)
 


 
23. M.A.T.C.H
(20/03/77)
Duncan, Dick and Andy are looking forward to watching some football matches on their office TV set. But Loftus and James pose problems.

Also appearing:
HAROLD GOODWIN (Mr. Wells), RICARDO MONTEZ (Mr. Valentini), DENNIS BLANCH (First TV Man), JOHN FLINT (Second TV Man)
 


 
24. CALIFORNIA GIRL
(27/03/77)
Loftus instructs Duncan to look after a beautiful American student. But it doesn't take Andy and Dick long to get in on the act.

Also appearing:
ELIZABETH HALLIDAY (Kirby Allen), DUDLEY OWEN (Farmer), MAGGIE FLINT (Sister)
 


 
25. SUNDAY BLEEPING SUNDAY
(03/04/77)
Duncan's heavy workload is not the best ingredient for a happy birthday - as he quickly discovers.

Also appearing:
BABS McMILLAN (Nerida), FRANK LEE (Patient), BOBBY BANNERMAN (Student), ELISSA DERWENT (Student Nurse)
 


 
26. HAPPY EVER AFTER
(10/04/77)
The big day is drawing nigh for Duncan and Kate. But with both of them working, they are finding it difficult to fix the wedding date.

Also appearing:
OLIVER MAGUIRE (Seamus), JULIE MIDWINTER (Georgina), PETER ATTARD (Mr. Adams), PETER GREENE (Chaplain)
 


 

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