The Doctors (1969 TV series)
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The Doctors is a British television series, produced by the BBC between 1969 and 1971.
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The Doctors | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Donald Bull |
Written by | Elaine Morgan Fay Weldon |
Directed by | Michael E. Briant Timothy Combe Mary Ridge Mike Bowen |
Starring | Justine Lord Nigel Stock Richard Leech Pamela Duncan John Barrie |
Opening theme | Tony Hatch |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 160 (139 missing) |
Production | |
Producers | Colin Morris Bill Sellars |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 19 November 1969 (1969-11-19) ā 1971 (1971) |
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The series was set around a general practice in north London and leading cast members included: Justine Lord, Nigel Stock, Barry Justice, Richard Leech, Isla Blair and Lynda La Plante (billed as Lynda Marchal).
Nigel Stock's character, Dr. Thomas Owens, was the lead in a later spin-off series, Owen, M.D., which aired between 1971 and 1973.
Most of the episodes produced are missing from the archives; 139 of the 160 shows are thought to be lost.[1]