Owen, M.D.

Owen, M.D. was a BBC 1 television series that ran from 1971 to 1973. It centred around the eponymous lead character's new country practice, following his departure from The Doctors, which had been set in north London.

Owen, M.D.
Genre	Drama
Written by	Brian Finch William Emms et al
Directed by	Tristan de Vere Cole Ronald Wilson Robert Knights et al
Starring	Nigel Stock Joan Newell Alan Moore
Opening theme	Sleepy Shores
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	61
Production
Running time	Series 1 – 25 minutes Series 2 – 50 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	22 September 1971 (1971-09-22) – 17 June 1973 (1973-06-17)

Two-part stories aired in the 7 p.m. slot every Wednesday and Thursday for six months, "a strange mixture of corn and ham", according to TV critic Patrick Campbell, "intended to catch the Crossroads audience that thrives on cliches and stock situations". The second series, in 1973, consisted of nine 50-minute episodes broadcast on Sunday evenings.

The theme music to the programme - "Sleepy Shores" by the Johnny Pearson Orchestra - spent 15 weeks in the UK charts between late 1971 and early 1972, peaking at No.8. Of the run, 50 episodes have not survived, and five of the remainder only exist as monochrome Telerecordings.

Cast

Main / regular

• Nigel Stock as Dr Thomas Owen
• Joan Newell as Meg Owen
• Alan Moore as Dr. Jim Fletcher
• Maggie Hanley as Laura Hunter
• Ann Penfold as Heather Mason

Guests

• Mary Ann Severne as Sister

Episodes

Series One (Sept 1971–March 1972)

No.	Episode	Broadcast	Notes
1	I Love You But /1	15 September 1971
2	I Love You But /2	16 September 1971
3	The Town Mouse /1	22 September 1971
4	The Town Mouse /2	23 September 1971
5	The Whole Hog /1	29 September 1971
6	The Whole Hog /2	30 September 1971
7	Happy Family /1	6 October 1971
8	Happy Family /2	7 October 1971
9	A Little Place in the Country /1	13 October 1971
10	A Little Place in the Country /2	14 October 1971
11	The Long Days of Summer /1	20 October 1971
12	The Long Days of Summer /2	21 October 1971
13	The Birdwatcher /1	27 October 1971
14	The Birdwatcher /2	28 October 1971
15	Simple Simon /1	3 November 1971
16	Simple Simon /2	4 November 1971
17	Where There's Smoke /1	10 November 1971
18	Where There's Smoke /1	11 November 1971
19	Alison /1	17 November 1971	Exists b&w
20	Alison /2	18 November 1971	Exists b&w
21	The Weekenders /1	24 November 1971
22	The Weekenders /1	25 November 1971
23	On the Parish /1	1 December 1971
24	On the Parish /2	2 December 1971
25	The Bees /1	8 December 1971
26	The Bees /2	9 December 1971
27	A Country Pursuit /1	15 December 1971
28	A Country Pursuit /2	16 December 1971
29	The Kingfisher /1	22 December 1971
30	The Kingfisher /2	23 December 1971
31	Threadbare Harvest /1	29 December 1971
32	Threadbare Harvest /2	30 December 1971
33	The Return /1	5 January 1972
34	The Return /2	6 January 1972
35	Black Sheep /1	12 January 1972
36	Black Sheep /2	13 January 1972
37	Comings and Goings /1	19 January 1972
38	Comings and Goings /2	20 January 1972
39	God's Acre /1	26 January 1972
40	God's Acre /2	27 January 1972
41	The VIPs /1	2 February 1972
42	The VIPs /2	3 February 1972
43	It Never Rains /1	9 February 1972
44	It Never Rains /2	10 February 1972
45	Saddler's Challenge /1	16 February 1972
46	Saddler's Challenge /2	17 February 1972
47	Ancient Enemy /1	23 February 1972
48	Ancient Enemy /2	24 February 1972
49	Way of Life /1	1 March 1972
50	Way of Life /2	2 March 1972
51	Snowfall /1	8 March 1972
52	Snowfall /2	9 March 1972

Series Two (April 1973–June 1973)

No.	Episode	Broadcast	Notes
1	Water Under the Bridge	22 April 1973	Exists
2	The Witch of Addington	29 April 1973	Exists
3	Father of the Man	6 May 1973	Exists
4	September Song	13 May 1973	Exists
5	An Officially Hot Day	20 May 1973	Exists
6	You Don't Get Me	27 May 1973	Exists b&w
7	The Love Game	3 June 1973	Exists b&w
8	Into Panic	10 June 1973	Exists b&w
9	Long Voyage Home	17 June 1973	Exists

External links

• Owen, M.D. at IMDb