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{{Short description|Australian TV sitcom (1979–80)}}
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| last_aired = {{End date|1980|05|10|df=y}}
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| num_episodes = 13
| num_episodes = 13
| preceded_by = ''[[Doctor on the Go (TV series)|Doctor on the Go]]''
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* ''[[Doctor on the Go (TV series)|Doctor on the Go]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Doctor at the Top (TV series)|Doctor at the Top]]''
* ''[[Doctor at the Top (TV series)|Doctor at the Top]]''
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'''''Doctor Down Under''''' is an Australian television comedy series based on a set of books by [[Richard Gordon (English author)|Richard Gordon]] about the misadventures of a group of doctors. The series follows directly from its predecessor ''[[Doctor on the Go]]'', and was produced by the [[Seven Network]] in association with the Paul Dainty organization and broadcast in 1979.<ref name="moran">Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 149</ref>
'''''Doctor Down Under''''' is an Australian television comedy series based on [[Doctor (novel series)|a set of books]] by [[Richard Gordon (English author)|Richard Gordon]] about the misadventures of a group of doctors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://televisionau.com/2009/02/1979-february-17-23.html|title=1979: February 17-23|date=15 February 2009}}</ref> The series follows directly from its predecessor ''[[Doctor on the Go]]'', and was produced by the [[Seven Network]] in association with the Paul Dainty organization and broadcast in 1979.<ref name="moran">Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 149</ref>


Writers for the ''Doctor Down Under'' episodes were [[Bernard McKenna (writer)|Bernard McKenna]], Jon Watkins and Bernie Sharp. The episodes were directed by [[William G. Stewart]] and John Eastway; all episodes were produced by Stewart.
Writers for the ''Doctor Down Under'' episodes were [[Bernard McKenna (writer)|Bernard McKenna]], Jon Watkins, and Bernie Sharp.<ref name=memorable/> The episodes were directed by [[William G. Stewart]] and John Eastway; all episodes were produced by Stewart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b70d0083f|title=Doctor down Under|website=BFI}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==

===Main / regular===
* [[Robin Nedwell]] as Dr Duncan Waring
* [[Robin Nedwell]] as Dr Duncan Waring
* [[Geoffrey Davies]] as Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
* [[Geoffrey Davies]] as Dr Dick Stuart-Clark
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* Ken Wayne as Professor Wilkinson, Professor of Anaesthesia
* Ken Wayne as Professor Wilkinson, Professor of Anaesthesia


==Guest stars==
===Guest stars===
* [[John Bluthal]], who guest-starred in the episode "I Gotta Horse"
* [[Chantal Contouri]] as Dr Wainwright (1 episode)
* [[Deborah Kennedy]] as Sister Fletcher (1 episode)
* [[David Foster (actor)|David Foster]] as Dr Travers
* [[David Foster (actor)|David Foster]] as Dr Travers
* [[John Bluthal]] as 'Chalky' White (1 episode: "I Gotta Horse")
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* [[Roger Ward]] as Mr Phillips
* [[John Clayton (Australian actor)|John Clayton]] as Mr Frears (1 episode)
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* [[Sheila Kennelly]] as Mrs Ellis
* [[Lorna Lesley]] Nurse Pettigrew (1 episode)
* [[Mary Ann Severne]] as Sister Potts (1 episode)
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* [[Roger Ward]] as Mr Phillips (1 episode)
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* [[Sheila Kennelly]] as Mrs Ellis (1 episode)


==Episode list==
==Episode list==
# '''Thanks for the Memory''' &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna and Jon Watkins
# "Thanks for the Memory" &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna and Jon Watkins
# '''If a Job's Worth Doing''' &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna
# "If a Job's Worth Doing" &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna
# '''A Bird in the Hand''' &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# "A Bird in the Hand" &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# '''I Gotta Horse''' &mdash; written by Bernie Sharp
# "I Gotta Horse" &mdash; written by Bernie Sharp
# '''The Hawaiian Operation''' &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# "The Hawaiian Operation" &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# '''The More We Are Together''' &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# "The More We Are Together" &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# '''It's All in the Mind''' &mdash; written by Bernie Sharp
# "It's All in the Mind" &mdash; written by Bernie Sharp
# '''If You Can't Beat Em...''' &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# "If You Can't Beat Em..." &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# '''Alias Clark and Waring''' &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# "Alias Clark and Waring" &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# '''Impatients''' &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna
# "Impatients" &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna
# '''The Sydney Surprise''' &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# "The Sydney Surprise" &mdash; written by Jon Watkins
# '''The Name of the Game''' &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna
# "The Name of the Game" &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna
# '''Identity Crisis''' &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna
# "Identity Crisis" &mdash; written by Bernard McKenna


==Location of St Barnabas Hospital==
==Location of St Barnabas Hospital==
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==UK broadcast==
==UK broadcast==
''Doctor Down Under'' aired in the United Kingdom on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] during 1980-1981.
''Doctor Down Under'' aired in the United Kingdom on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] during 1980-1981.<ref name=memorable>{{Cite web|url=https://www.memorabletv.com/tv/doctor-channel-7-1979-1980-robin-nedwell-geoffrey-davies/|title=Doctor Down Under (Channel 7 1979-1980, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies)|date=26 May 2017}}</ref>


* [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] was the first ITV region to broadcast the series on Saturday 5 January.
* [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] was the first ITV region to broadcast the series from 5 January 1980
* [[Southern Television]] was the second to start the series from Tuesday 12 February 1980.
* [[Southern Television]] was the second to start the series from 12 February 1980.
* [[ITV Anglia|Anglia Television]] started the series from April broadcasting at 15.15 slot.
* [[ITV Anglia|Anglia Television]] started the series from April, airing in a mid-afternoon timeslot.


Nearly all the other ITV Stations pick up the series during between June and July 1980, but was not fully networked:
Nearly all the other ITV stations picked up the series during between June and July 1980, but it was not fully networked:
*[[Associated Television|ATV]] and [[Westward Television|Westward]] broadcast it 17.15
*[[Associated Television|ATV]] and [[Westward Television|Westward]] aired it at 5.15pm, following children's programmes.
*[[ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]] broadcast it 10.30
*[[ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]] aired it after ''News at Ten''.
*[[ITV Border|Border]], [[Grampian Television|Grampian]], Granada, [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]], [[Scottish Television|STV]], and Southern broadcast it 19.30.
*[[ITV Border|Border]], [[Grampian Television|Grampian]], Granada, [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]], [[Scottish Television|STV]], and Southern aired it in a peak-time slot at 7.30pm.


Last ITV area to broadcast the series was London: [[London Weekend Television]], which produced the previous series in the ''Doctor'' franchise, screened ''Doctor Down Under'' from January 1981.
The last ITV region to screen the series was in London - [[London Weekend Television]], which produced the previous series in the ''Doctor'' franchise, screened ''Doctor Down Under'' from January 1981.


==DVD Release==
==DVD release==
All 13 episodes of ''Doctor Down Under'' have been released as a two Disc DVD set by Umbrella Entertainment in Australia (2007).
All 13 episodes of ''Doctor Down Under'' have been released as a two Disc DVD set by Umbrella Entertainment in Australia (2007).


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Latest revision as of 00:38, 25 September 2024

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Doctor Down Under
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release12 February 1979 (1979-02-12) –
10 May 1980 (1980-05-10)
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Doctor Down Under is an Australian television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of doctors.[1] The series follows directly from its predecessor Doctor on the Go, and was produced by the Seven Network in association with the Paul Dainty organization and broadcast in 1979.[2]

Writers for the Doctor Down Under episodes were Bernard McKenna, Jon Watkins, and Bernie Sharp.[3] The episodes were directed by William G. Stewart and John Eastway; all episodes were produced by Stewart.[4]

Plot

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When Dr Duncan Waring and Dr Dick Stuart-Clark take up positions at St. Barnabas hospital in Sydney, they wreak havoc for the local medical staff, especially for Professor Beaumont, who is Professor of Surgery, and Dr Maurice Griffin, a surgeon with whom they share their office. The nurses at the hospital, however, find Dr Waring and Dr Stuart-Clark charming, as the two English doctors continue their pursuit of women.

Cast

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Main / regular

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Guest stars

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Episode list

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  1. "Thanks for the Memory" — written by Bernard McKenna and Jon Watkins
  2. "If a Job's Worth Doing" — written by Bernard McKenna
  3. "A Bird in the Hand" — written by Jon Watkins
  4. "I Gotta Horse" — written by Bernie Sharp
  5. "The Hawaiian Operation" — written by Jon Watkins
  6. "The More We Are Together" — written by Jon Watkins
  7. "It's All in the Mind" — written by Bernie Sharp
  8. "If You Can't Beat Em..." — written by Jon Watkins
  9. "Alias Clark and Waring" — written by Jon Watkins
  10. "Impatients" — written by Bernard McKenna
  11. "The Sydney Surprise" — written by Jon Watkins
  12. "The Name of the Game" — written by Bernard McKenna
  13. "Identity Crisis" — written by Bernard McKenna

Location of St Barnabas Hospital

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The building used as the fictional St Barnabas Hospital is Hornsby Hospital, in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

UK broadcast

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Doctor Down Under aired in the United Kingdom on ITV during 1980-1981.[3]

Nearly all the other ITV stations picked up the series during between June and July 1980, but it was not fully networked:

The last ITV region to screen the series was in London - London Weekend Television, which produced the previous series in the Doctor franchise, screened Doctor Down Under from January 1981.

DVD release

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All 13 episodes of Doctor Down Under have been released as a two Disc DVD set by Umbrella Entertainment in Australia (2007).

References

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  1. ^ "1979: February 17-23". 15 February 2009.
  2. ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 149
  3. ^ a b "Doctor Down Under (Channel 7 1979-1980, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies)". 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Doctor down Under". BFI.[dead link]
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