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 set in the same London house as the original ITV series, 165 Eaton Place, resuming in 1936. Subsequently, a six-part series began transmission in February 2012 with Marsh's character appearing less frequently because of health reasons. Marsh has also written several books: "Fiennders Abbey", "The House of Eliott", and "Iris". Marsh was married to future "Doctor Who" actor Jon Pertwee from 1955 until their divorce in 1960. She has had relationships with Albert Finney, Kenneth Haigh, and film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg. On 3 October 2011, the BBC announced that Marsh had suffered a minor stroke and would miss the beginning