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
Graeme Garden rejoined the cast upon his return to his medical studies in London. On several occasions his medical qualifications are lampooned; in the 25th Anniversary Show, David Hatch asks him if he is still a writer. Garden: "Here's something I wrote this morning". Hatch: "It's a prescription". "Yes," says Garden, "but it's a funny one..." Garden is a permanent panellist on the long-running BBC Radio improvisation show "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" in a cast which includes Tim Brooke-Taylor. He also stars in and co-writes, with Barry Cryer, "You'll Have Had Your Tea", a direct spin-off of ISIHAC, and has