Doctor Dolittle or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England, where Doctor John Dolittle lives in the fictional English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country. Doctor Dolittle has a few close human friends, including Tommy Stubbins and Matthew Mugg, the Cats'-Meat Man. The animal team includes Polynesia (a parrot), Gub-Gub (a pig), Jip (a dog), Dab-Dab (a duck), Chee-Chee (a monkey), Too-Too (an owl), the Pushmi-pullyu, and a white mouse later named simply "Whitey". One inspiration for his character appears to be the Scottish surgeon John Hunter. "The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar
Jean Marsh was also a regular in the ITV series "The Informer" (1966–67) starring Ian Hendry. Marsh appeared several times in the BBC series "Doctor Who". She first appeared alongside William Hartnell in the 1965 serial "The Crusade" as Lady Joanna, the sister of Richard I (The Lionheart). She returned later that year as companion Sara Kingdom in the 12-part serial "The Daleks' Master Plan". Marsh reprised the role in the audio plays "Home Truths" (2008), "The Drowned World" (2009), "The Guardian of the Solar System" (2010), "The Five Companions" (2011), "The Anachronauts" (2012), "An Ordinary Life" (2014) and "The Sontarans" (2016).