Duncan Waring and Dick Stuart Clark were yet again taken out of St. Swithin's for another spin-off, only this time they were down under. Indeed, 'Down Under' was the name for this spin-off. Duncan and Dick transferred from St. Swithin's to St. Barnabas in Australia.
Truth to tell, there was very little in the way of plots, just Duncan trying vainly to seduce the local 'Sheilas' and Dick trying to find ways of making easy money. It was more of less the same as what happened at St. Swithin's, only with not as funny results.
In place of Professor Loftus, we had Professor Norman Beaumont ( played by Frank Wilson ), whilst in place of Bingham ( or possibly Gasgoine from 'Doctor On The Go' ) we had John Derum as Dr. Maurice Griffin. Neither of those characters garnered the same affection as their British counterparts.
On the plus side, the theme music was given a far better reworking, far superior to the horrible one used on 'At Large', ''In Charge' and 'On The Go'. The late William G. Stewart ( later the host for '15 To 1' ) was in charge on production. Bernard McKenna was among the scriptwriters.
'Doctor Down Under' was screened in the UK in 1980 but was not well received and has been virtually forgotten. In 1991, however, Duncan and Dick were back in Britain, along with Paul Collier and Professor Loftus, for the superior 'Doctor At The Top', though sadly that too failed to catch on.
Truth to tell, there was very little in the way of plots, just Duncan trying vainly to seduce the local 'Sheilas' and Dick trying to find ways of making easy money. It was more of less the same as what happened at St. Swithin's, only with not as funny results.
In place of Professor Loftus, we had Professor Norman Beaumont ( played by Frank Wilson ), whilst in place of Bingham ( or possibly Gasgoine from 'Doctor On The Go' ) we had John Derum as Dr. Maurice Griffin. Neither of those characters garnered the same affection as their British counterparts.
On the plus side, the theme music was given a far better reworking, far superior to the horrible one used on 'At Large', ''In Charge' and 'On The Go'. The late William G. Stewart ( later the host for '15 To 1' ) was in charge on production. Bernard McKenna was among the scriptwriters.
'Doctor Down Under' was screened in the UK in 1980 but was not well received and has been virtually forgotten. In 1991, however, Duncan and Dick were back in Britain, along with Paul Collier and Professor Loftus, for the superior 'Doctor At The Top', though sadly that too failed to catch on.