My favourite ever comedy doctor has to be Doc Morrissey from The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, closely followed by Graham Crowden as Jock in A Very Peculiar Practice. Best current doctor is obviously House. 
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Quote: Dolly Dagger @ October 12 2009, 2:26 AM BST
I had a brilliant (that's brilliant as complete dickhead) consultant come and break some bad news to me by chatting about everything else in the room, pointing to something out of the window and as I turned to look, he said his bit and ran away! I looked over and could just see the ward door flapping.
And it turned out he was wrong anyway.
Did you ever see the creepy doctor in the third series of League if Gentlemen?
"Go out would you". Yes, he was just like him. Thankfully I wasn't there to see him about a sex change op.
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ October 12 2009, 2:26 AM BST
Breaking bad news is obviously never fun or easy, but I have always managed to stay in the room with the patient/relatives whilst doing it.
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 12 2009, 2:29 AM BSTMy favourite ever comedy doctor has to be Doc Morrissey from The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, closely followed by Grahame Crowden as Jock in A Very Peculiar Practice. Best current doctor is obviously House.
My favourites were the doctors in, Only When I Laugh. And of course all those, Doctor In The House and Doctor At Large, etc.
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 12 2009, 2:32 AM BST
Breaking bad news is obviously never fun or easy, but I have always managed to stay in the room with the patient/relatives whilst doing it.
I think my memory has slightly exaggerrated that story, but he did run off sharpish. My daughter's proved him wrong. 
No I remember another doctor had some really bad news to tell me and he looked so worried about it, I kept telling him it was okay. Everyone was all flapping about and I was th only calm one, and somehow felt I should be making jokes to make everyone else comfortable.
Quote: Linda La Hughes @ October 12 2009, 2:34 AM BSTMy favourites were the doctors in, Only When I Laugh.
I don't beeeeeelieve it.
Sorry I couldn't resist that.
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 12 2009, 2:32 AM BST
Breaking bad news is obviously never fun or easy, but I have always managed to stay in the room with the patient/relatives whilst doing it.
That would be one of the worst things about being a doctor. I am sure it requires much skill and sensitivity.
Not like the doctor who told my sister-in-law that her major organs were shutting down, but he will do his best to save her. I was there when he said it. It was terrible. She pulled through.
E.T when he goes home, blub blub
Quote: Linda La Hughes @ October 12 2009, 2:38 AM BSTNot like the doctor who told my sister-in-law that her major organs were shutting down, but he will do his best to save her.
When I finally took my alcoholic father to the doctor and he asked to see his tongue, the GP physically recoiled in horror at the greeness of it.
Quote: david carmon @ October 12 2009, 2:42 AM BSTE.T when he goes home, blub blub
But he's going home to his family. Be happy for him.
Quote: david carmon @ October 12 2009, 2:42 AM BSTE.T when he goes home, blub blub
Yes, that was a touching moment.
Dolly, have you seen, Lady and the Tramp?
Quote: Linda La Hughes @ October 12 2009, 2:38 AM BSTThat would be one of the worst things about being a doctor. I am sure it requires much skill and sensitivity.
Indeed it does. It might sound like an awful thing to say but when you get the balance between honesty and compassion right in such situations, you do actually feel pleased with yourself. It's always a two-way dynamic with patients, of course, based on how much they want to know, what they want done and how they react to terrible news. I've only had very few occasions where I have encountered excessive anger or aggression. Mostly, they want you to show that you actually care. Some doctors find that easier to show than others. A few are too scared to be able to show it. A tiny number can't show it because they don't feel it.
Breaking bad news is a medical skill akin to any other. However, it is really difficult to teach someone to become good at it, I think. They can learn to do it better, but a lot depends on the individual personality.
I never really tend to feel sad with films but I remember when I was younger watching the last episode of Spin City (before C. Sheen took over) where Michael J Fox had to leave because of his health problems and there was a very emotional farewell at the end with all the cast members, made me feel the human emotion of sadness.
Quote: Linda La Hughes @ October 12 2009, 2:50 AM BSTDolly, have you seen, Lady and the Tramp?
I have a dog that looks just like Lady. We have the DVD, but I can't remember the whole film.
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ October 12 2009, 3:00 AM BSTI have a dog that looks just like Lady.
Awwww, very cute.
I haven't seen the film for a long time, but talking about sadness in movies, there are also parts of a movie that are so adorable that you can't help, welling up. The part that gets me is when, Lady and Tramp are at an Italian restaurant and they share their spaghetti. I never thought I would have such emotions with animated dogs.
Quote: Linda La Hughes @ October 12 2009, 3:07 AM BSTAwwww, very cute.
I haven't seen the film for a long time, but talking about sadness in movies, there are also parts of a movie that are so adorable that you can't help, welling up. The part that gets me is when, Lady and Tramp are at an Italian restaurant and they share their spaghetti. I never thought I would have such emotions with animated dogs.
Ah yes, the spaghetti bit. And don't the family start to neglect the dog at one point?
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 12 2009, 2:51 AM BSTIndeed it does. It might sound like an awful thing to say but when you get the balance between honesty and compassion right in such situations, you do actually feel pleased with yourself. It's always a two-way dynamic with patients, of course, based on how much they want to know, what they want done and how they react to terrible news. I've only had very few occasions where I have encountered excessive anger or aggression. Mostly, they want you to show that you actually care. Some doctors find that easier to show than others. A few are too scared to be able to show it. A tiny number can't show it because they don't feel it.
Breaking bad news is a medical skill akin to any other. However, it is really difficult to teach someone to become good at it, I think. They can learn to do it better, but a lot depends on the individual personality.
Yes, not like the doctor in, Log, (Reece Shearsmith) who hints at what is wrong with his patient by asking him if he has seen "Beaches" etc..