Oh, Doctor Beeching!: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1996): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Oh, Doctor Beeching! focuses on the small fictional branch line railway station of Hatley, which is threatened with closure under the Beeching Axe. The staff includes a not-too-bright Jack Skinner, the boss; his wife May; their daughter Gloria; Ethel; Vera Plumtree; Harry lambert and many other people. The stories revolve around the staff and their personal love lifes. The show also reunites Jeffrey Holland, Paul Shane and Su Pollard.
Series details
- Title: Oh, Doctor Beeching!
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1996-07-01
- Final broadcast date listed: 1997-09-28
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 11546
- IMDb ID: tt0115302
- TVDB ID: 74624
Cast and credited roles
- Paul Shane — Jack Skinner
- Su Pollard — Ethel Schumann
- Jeffrey Holland — Cecil Parkin
- Barbara New — Vera Plumtree
- Stephen Lewis — Harry Lambert
- Ivor Roberts — Arnold Thomas
- Perry Benson — Ralph
- Terry John — Percy
- Lindsay Grimshaw — Gloria Skinner
- Paul Aspden — Wilfred Schumann
- Julia Deakin — May Skinner
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1996-07-01; final listed air date 1996-08-27; episode order: 8.
- Season 2: premiered 1997-06-29; final listed air date 1997-09-28; episode order: 10.
Source and licence
Adapted from Oh, Doctor Beeching! 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.
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