Spode Under the name 'Spode Ltd' the same factories and business was continued after 1970. In 2006, the business merged with Royal Worcester. The merged company entered administration on 6 November 2008. The brand names and intellectual property were acquired by Portmeirion Group on 23 April 2009. On 23 April 2009, Portmeirion Pottery purchased their rival Royal Worcester and Spode brands, together with some of the stock, after they had been placed into administration the previous November. The purchase did not include Royal Worcester or Spode manufacturing facilities. Many items in Spode's Blue Italian and Woodland ranges are now made at
Doctor in the House (TV series) London (now Clock Court). The plot revolved around the trials of medical students at St Swithin's hospital in London. Well-known actors David Jason ("Only Fools and Horses"), and James Beck ("Dad's Army"), both appeared in the 1970 Series 2 episode: "What Seems to be the Trouble?". Series 1 Series 2 Doctor in the House (TV series) Doctor in the House is a British television comedy series based on a set of books and a film of the same name by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of medical students. It was produced by London Weekend Television from 1969