Doctor at Large

Feb 28, 1971

A newly-qualified Michael Upton is released into the world of work. But finding the ideal job proves more difficult than it originally seemed.

Mar 7, 1971

Michael is subjected to spending an evening in the company of a sex-starved secretary when he stands in for a skiving Paul.

Mar 14, 1971

Michael and Paul become partners in Doctor Maxwell's practice. But they find getting accepted by the patients much harder than getting accepted by Doctor Maxwell...

Mar 21, 1971

Michael is asked to give a talk at the local girls' school. However, he finds it isn't just his medical knowledge that finds favour with the pupils.

Mar 28, 1971

Paul and Michael decide the practice is behind the times and in need of revamping.

Apr 4, 1971

Paul thinks he has stumbled on a winner by using toads for quick and efficient pregnancy tests.

Apr 11, 1971

Sue is left unimpressed when Dick introduces Michael to his attractive lady friend.

Apr 18, 1971

Michael invites Dick and Paul home to meet his parents. But having four doctors on the premises soon gets irksome.

Apr 25, 1971

Michael's invovement with a nurse called Beryl escalates - much to his displeasure.

May 2, 1971

A position becomes vacant at the private practice where Dick works, and Michael - tired of his tedious casualty job - decides to apply for it, leaving Paul unimpressed.

May 9, 1971

Michael is left in charge of the practice when Dick skives off to see a girlfriend.

May 16, 1971

Michael is less than delighted when one of his patients dies shortly after he treats him.

May 23, 1971

Michael continues his quest for a job in surgery. However, once again he is up against Lawrence Bingham.

May 30, 1971

Paul gets Michael a job with his uncle in general practice. But Mike still longs for the surgeon's scalpel.

Jun 6, 1971

Glad to get away from his G. P. job, Michael visits Dick at his psychiatric practice.

Jun 13, 1971

Paul and Michael are pleased when their patients are healing well. But they soon discover it is not entirely due to their efforts...

Jun 20, 1971

Michael is driven to distraction by an overbearing mother's insistence that her healthy daughter is ill.

Jun 27, 1971

With Dr. Griffin admitted to hospital, Michael is left in charge of the practice. Dissatisfied with Paul's work, Mike decides to replace him.

Jul 4, 1971

Michael is totally smitten with the new doctor, Nicky. And when the Dean offers Mike a new job, it looks as though he might make a mistake he'll live to regret.

Jul 11, 1971

Michael's much-awaited return to St. Swithin's is cause for celebration. The festivities are quickly curtailed, however, when Professor Loftus also returns to the hospital.

Jul 18, 1971

Jul 25, 1971

Paul and Mike decide to get jobs as anatomy demonstrators, whilst Dick's just in it for the money. However, none of them counted on Lawrence Bingham's competition.

Aug 1, 1971

Michael and Paul find they have differing attitudes to women.

Aug 8, 1971

Dick finds out he has inherited £50,000 following the death of his Uncle James.

Aug 15, 1971

Michael is showing all the symptoms of mumps, and is immediately admitted to Lawrence Bingham's ward.

Aug 22, 1971

Michael visits Dick at the health farm at which he is working, and makes a bet that he can stick to the patients' diet.

Aug 29, 1971

The junior doctors are all preparing for their viva exams, but one of them in particular has particular trouble when it comes to taking his.

Sep 5, 1971

Michael ends up in court after he injects a patient with some penicillin, to which he turns out to be allergic.

Sep 12, 1971