Doctor in the House (franchise) comedy series "Doctor in the House" did not depend on a single writer or partnership to write the scripts. The writers who worked on the series are often better known for their other work. Monty Python's Graham Chapman and John Cleese and The Goodies Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie were among the regular writers. Chapman and Garden both trained as doctors. Graeme Garden also appeared as a "Television Presenter" in the episode "Doctor on the Box". While keeping mostly to the conventions of the situation comedy genre, the shows occasionally stretched the boundaries of what was seen on television. One
Jo Kendall David Hatch and Chris Stuart-Clark. Moving to radio comedy she was a regular performer in the BBC's "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again" (with John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden and David Hatch), and a member of the panel in the very first edition of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue". Kendall was also a regular team member of the popular radio comedy series "The Burkiss Way" and played Lady Cynthia Fitzmelton in the opening episode of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". In 1978 she appeared in the comedy drama "The Unvarnished Truth" at London's Phoenix Theatre