Sir Geoffrey Loftus in Doctor in the House
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Sir Geoffrey Loftus is a strict, authoritative senior surgeon and hospital administrator who serves as a key comedic foil to the medical students in the British "Doctor in the House" series.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Geoffrey Loftus | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Doctor at Large
NERFINISHED
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Doctor at Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor in Charge NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor in the House NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor on the Go NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFormat | episodic comedy ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | British television sitcom ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
junior doctors
ⓘ
medical students ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the Doctor series of novels by Richard Gordon ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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irascible ⓘ old-fashioned ⓘ pompous ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | Doctor in the House television adaptation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | St Swithin's Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Doctor series universe ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
authority figure
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comic foil ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
hospital administrator
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surgeon ⓘ |
| partOf | Doctor in the House franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
highly competent surgeon
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intimidating teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | senior surgeon at St Swithin's Hospital ⓘ |
| primaryInteractionWith | medical students at St Swithin's Hospital ⓘ |
| relationshipTo |
superior of Duncan Waring
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superior of Michael Upton ⓘ |
| servesAs | disciplinarian for medical students ⓘ |
| toneOfDepiction | comic ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | teaching hospital ⓘ |
| usedAs | source of conflict for student protagonists ⓘ |
| usedFor | comedic situations involving hospital hierarchy ⓘ |
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