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Doctor on Toast

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Doctor on Toast
First edition
AuthorRichard Gordon
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDoctor series
GenreComedy
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date1961
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byDoctor in Clover 
Followed byDoctor in the Swim 

Doctor on Toast is a 1961 comedy novel by the British writer Richard Gordon. Part of his long-running Doctor series, it features Doctor Grimsdyke and his superior Sir Lancelot Spratt in a series of amusing situations.

Adaptation

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The novel provided a loose inspiration for the 1970 film Doctor in Trouble starring Leslie Phillips and Robert Morley.[1][2]

References

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  1. Goble p.187
  2. Vagg, Stephen (22 August 2025). "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation 1968-1977". Filmink. Retrieved 22 August 2025.

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.