A Very Peculiar Practice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A Very Peculiar Practice is a black comedy with surreal elements. It concerned an idealistic young doctor, Stephen Daker, taking up a post as a member of a university medical centre. The centre is staffed by a group of misfits including the bisexual Rose Marie, self-absorbed Bob Buzzard, and decrepit Scot, Jock McCannon who heads the team in the first series.

Series details

• Title: A Very Peculiar Practice
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1986-05-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-09-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8505
• IMDb ID: tt0090541
• TVDB ID: 77939

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Davison — Dr. Stephen Daker
• Graham Crowden — Jock McCannon
• Barbara Flynn — Dr. Rose Marie
• David Troughton — Dr. Bob Buzzard

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-05-21; final listed air date 1986-07-02; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-03-02; final listed air date 1992-09-06; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Very Peculiar Practice on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.