The Doctors (1969 TV series)

The Doctors is a British television series, produced by the BBC between 1969 and 1971.

The Doctors
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) – 1971 (1971)

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]