 First edition | |
| Author | Richard Gordon |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Doctor series |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 190 |
| Preceded by | - |
| Followed by | Doctor at Sea |
Doctor in the House is a comic novel by Richard Gordon, published in 1952. Set in the fictitious St. Swithin's Hospital in London, the story concerns the exploits and various pranks of a young medical student. It is the first of a series of 'Doctor' novels written by Gordon, himself a surgeon and anaesthetist. The main character is also named Richard Gordon,[1] although after the first few books he is renamed Simon Sparrow, which name is also used in the screen and radio adaptations. (The television series would use entirely different characters.)
A film adaptation, Doctor in the House, was released in 1954, starring Dirk Bogarde; several of the subsequent books were also filmed. There were a number of TV series very loosely based on the books, and a 13-part radio series on the BBC in 1968 starring Richard Briers as Simon.