Street Doctor

Street Doctor is a prime time health series which was first shown in January 2007 on BBC One.

The brave yet honest format involves four GPs who take to the streets to diagnose, advise and treat people wherever they might be - at work or out and about. Locations have included high streets, ferries, restaurants, factories, markets, theatres, sports grounds, the Great North Run, race courses and the ballet.

The four GPs who star in the show are Dr Ayan Panja, Dr Jonty Heaversedge, Dr Barbara Murray, and BMA council member Dr George Rae. They all work as full time GPs in their own busy practices across the UK.

The second series visited Nottingham, the Isle of Man, Manchester, London, Bristol, Bangor, Edinburgh and York, using locations such as Covent Garden and the Royal Exchange Theatre.

A spin-off from the show called Beach Doctor was also commissioned and was shown as part of BBC One's "The One Show" in August 2007.

Contrary to popular belief Street Doctor had been made as a pilot and was commissioned totally independently of "The One Show" despite being promoted on it in 2006.

Many elements of the Street Doctor's format have been emulated by various strands and shows on both the BBC and other channels.

Extremely popular and generally well received, the show has had unexpectedly high viewing figures (up to 4.7 million viewers) and has been re-commissioned for 2008. The third series started on Wednesday April 2nd 2008 in Chester. The 9 April episode was in Sheffield, and on 16 April the doctors visited Oxford.

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/streetdoctor Street Doctor Website]