Oh, Doctor Beeching! is a British television sitcom written by David Croft and Richard Spendlove, which, after a broadcast pilot on 14 August 1995, ran for two series from 8 July 1996, with the last episode being broadcast on 28 September 1997. The series is notable for being the last in a series of three comedies by co-writer David Croft to use many of the same actors, starting with Hi-de-Hi!, and followed by You Rang, M'Lord?. Oh, Doctor Beeching! focuses on the small fictional branch line railway station of Hatley, which is threatened with closure under the Beeching Axe. The programme was... filmed on the Severn Valley Railway, with the part of Hatley station being played by the Arley SVR station in Upper Arley. In the pilot episode, Jack Skinner the porter is acting station master until a replacement is found. Jack deeply loves his wife May who runs the station buffet, but is prone to becoming very jealous of her around other men.
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| On the air: | August 14, 1995-September 28, 1997 |
| Network: | BBC One |