Robin Nedwell's Duncan Waring was promoted to centre stage in this sequel to 'Doctor At Large' following Barry Evans' departure. Waring's absence was explained by being away in America to escape from the amarous advances of Nurse Doreen Willett ( only ever seen once and who was played by Andria Lawrence ).
Nedwell certainly was superior to his predecessor, not that I am taking anything away from Evans, and George Layton and Geoffrey Davies once again appeared as troublesome Paul Collier and Dick Stuart Clark, as did Richard O'Sullivan as Lawrence Bingham and Ernest Clark as 'ogre of St. Swithin's' Professor Geoffrey Loftus. Romance was added by the inclusion of new characters, Mary Parsons ( Helen Fraser ), who later got married to Bingham and Sandra Crompton ( gorgeous Sammie Winnell ) but sadly, along with Waring's parents, played by Victor Platt and Mollie Sugden, they were axed after only a handful of episodes.
'Doctor In Charge' had some fine episodes ( such as 'The Black & White Medical Show', mainly for a memorable guest appearance by the much missed Jimmy Logan ), but like the earlier 'Doctor At Large' I felt missed the target as often as it hit.
'Doctor In Charge' ran for a total of 43 episodes over two seasons. O'Sullivan left LWT to move over to Thames Television for his first leading sitcom role - 'Man About The House' - so that was the end of Bingham. Nedwell and Davies hung around for the sequel, 'Doctor At Sea', which saw Waring and Stuart Clark getting jobs as doctors abroad a cruise ship.
Robsnide, if you are unaware of any poorer episodes, more power to you, I'm glad you enjoy the show so much but as I have had to specify in other reviews, the opinions expressed are of my own. I don't expect yourself or anyone for that matter to agree with all my opinions but I at least expect people to respect them, so please bear that in mind before berating others.
Nedwell certainly was superior to his predecessor, not that I am taking anything away from Evans, and George Layton and Geoffrey Davies once again appeared as troublesome Paul Collier and Dick Stuart Clark, as did Richard O'Sullivan as Lawrence Bingham and Ernest Clark as 'ogre of St. Swithin's' Professor Geoffrey Loftus. Romance was added by the inclusion of new characters, Mary Parsons ( Helen Fraser ), who later got married to Bingham and Sandra Crompton ( gorgeous Sammie Winnell ) but sadly, along with Waring's parents, played by Victor Platt and Mollie Sugden, they were axed after only a handful of episodes.
'Doctor In Charge' had some fine episodes ( such as 'The Black & White Medical Show', mainly for a memorable guest appearance by the much missed Jimmy Logan ), but like the earlier 'Doctor At Large' I felt missed the target as often as it hit.
'Doctor In Charge' ran for a total of 43 episodes over two seasons. O'Sullivan left LWT to move over to Thames Television for his first leading sitcom role - 'Man About The House' - so that was the end of Bingham. Nedwell and Davies hung around for the sequel, 'Doctor At Sea', which saw Waring and Stuart Clark getting jobs as doctors abroad a cruise ship.
Robsnide, if you are unaware of any poorer episodes, more power to you, I'm glad you enjoy the show so much but as I have had to specify in other reviews, the opinions expressed are of my own. I don't expect yourself or anyone for that matter to agree with all my opinions but I at least expect people to respect them, so please bear that in mind before berating others.