The students are attending a lecture on appendicitis given by Dr.Crowfoot ( John Warner ), a man so clumsy as to give Frank Spencer competition. He is also unbelievably boring. Paul changes the time on the clock so that they can all leave early.
Mike develops the symptoms of appendicitis, and requires an operation. Unfortunately, the surgeon is none other than Crowfoot...
Another Garden/Oddie penned episode, enlivened by the presence of the underrated John Warner as the accident-prone 'Crowfoot', whom his students refer to disparagingly as 'Crowsfeet'. The actor would go on to play 'Surgeon Lieutenant Wyckham' in the very funny 'In Charge' episode 'Hello Sailor!'. He also played Arthur Lowe's put upon neighbour 'Tolly' in Roy Clarke's 'Potter'. Harry Shacklock is seen as patient 'Mr.Wimberly', a role he reprised in episodes of 'At Large' and 'In Charge'. He must have had a thing about hospitals! When laying the table in their digs, the students recreate the famous 'Dr.Kildare' theme, complete with pauses ( which is where the credits would have been! ).
Funniest moment - Crowfoot emerging from the operating theatre, and, finding one of his contact lenses missing, assumes he has left it inside Upton!
Mike develops the symptoms of appendicitis, and requires an operation. Unfortunately, the surgeon is none other than Crowfoot...
Another Garden/Oddie penned episode, enlivened by the presence of the underrated John Warner as the accident-prone 'Crowfoot', whom his students refer to disparagingly as 'Crowsfeet'. The actor would go on to play 'Surgeon Lieutenant Wyckham' in the very funny 'In Charge' episode 'Hello Sailor!'. He also played Arthur Lowe's put upon neighbour 'Tolly' in Roy Clarke's 'Potter'. Harry Shacklock is seen as patient 'Mr.Wimberly', a role he reprised in episodes of 'At Large' and 'In Charge'. He must have had a thing about hospitals! When laying the table in their digs, the students recreate the famous 'Dr.Kildare' theme, complete with pauses ( which is where the credits would have been! ).
Funniest moment - Crowfoot emerging from the operating theatre, and, finding one of his contact lenses missing, assumes he has left it inside Upton!