{"product_id":"book-gzcg","title":"Doctor in the House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Briers stars as student doctor Simon Sparrow who has just started at St Swithin's hospital... how hard can it be?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on his own experiences as a medic, Richard Gordon's hospital comedy \u003ci\u003eDoctor in the House\u003c\/i\u003e was a huge hit when first published in 1952. It spawned a series of sequels, a BAFTA-winning 1954 film starring Dirk Bogarde and a spin-off TV series from 1969-1970, as well as this 1968 BBC radio series, adapted by Ray Cooney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these 13 episodes, we follow the misadventures of hapless medical student Simon Oliver Sparrow. Having moved to London from Bradford, he decides to follow his father's footsteps and become a doctor - but, embarking on his studies at St Swithin's Hospital, he's thrown in at the deep end and finds himself floundering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom flirting with nurses and falling foul of hospital rules, to dealing with the formidable Sister Virtue and the irascible Sir Lancelot Spratt, his six years of training are always eventful. Together with pals Tony Benskin and Taffy Evans, he manages to cause medical mayhem in the operating theatre, on the antenatal ward and at the Nurses' Ball - and it's nerves and pints all round as the trio face their final exams...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring \u003cb\u003eRichard Briers, Geoffrey Sumner, Ray Cooney\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEdward Cast\u003c\/b\u003e, with guest stars including \u003cb\u003eJohn Le Mesurier, Irene Handl, Norma Ronald, Joan Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e David Jason\u003c\/b\u003e, this funny, light-hearted sitcom is just what the doctor ordered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's \u003ci\u003eDoctor in the House\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1952\u003cbr\u003eProduced by David Hatch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Sparrow - \u003cb\u003eRichard Briers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Lancelot Spratt - \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Sumner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony Benskin - \u003cb\u003eRay Cooney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecretary - \u003cb\u003eErik Chitty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSister\/Granny - \u003cb\u003eBeth Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePadre - \u003cb\u003eMichael Deacon\/Brian Haines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dean - \u003cb\u003eJohn Le Mesurier\/Dennis Ramsden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaffy Evans - \u003cb\u003eEdward Cast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera\/Matron - \u003cb\u003eNorma Ronald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Robinson\/Sister - \u003cb\u003eAnn Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSister Virtue - \u003cb\u003eJoan Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Clark - \u003cb\u003eIrene Handl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSister - \u003cb\u003eBarbara Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNurse Michaels - \u003cb\u003eCarol Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGinger - \u003cb\u003eTanya Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Stevens - \u003cb\u003eGwendolyn Watts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePorter - \u003cb\u003eBrian Haines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNurse - \u003cb\u003eCarol Mason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady Spratt - \u003cb\u003eJoan Young\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Waiter - \u003cb\u003eDavid Jason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 25 June - 17 September 1968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49355283169584,"sku":"BDgzcg","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/354989-gzcg-Square.jpg?v=1734386190","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gzcg","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}