But when his senior partner, Dr Cardew, has to visit California for a few months, Hare is left in charge.

The romance doesn't go well, especially when Sally re-appears and takes the job of practice secretary and eventually Nicola leaves.

Producer Betty Box later said the entire cast cost as much as Bogarde's current fee at that time.

[2] Craig said "it was no sweat, a bit like a mildly peasant piece of deja vu" because he had just worked with the same team on Upstairs and Downstairs.

[4] Craig said "I don't think Doctor in Love's success had anything to do with me – King Kong probably could have played the part with the same result.