A Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice is a TV show on BBC4. At Lowlands University, Stephen Daker is a brilliant doctor, but a disastrous human being. And then there's the nuns... Andrew Davies' cult 80s comedy drama starring Peter Davison. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 7 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2026.
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A Very Peculiar Practice
The axe is about to fall at Lowlands University as 25 per cent cutbacks are announced, turning Stephen's life upside down.
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The vice-chancellor is determined to weed out costly and unproductive staff, and Jock is on his list. Meanwhile, Stephen starts having strange dreams about nuns.
The whole university seems to have succumbed to a sexually transmitted disease. Jock decides they must trace the source of the outbreak.
The medical staff must write academic research papers. Bob seizes the opportunity to trial a tranquiliser that might kick off his career as a private consultant.
Stephen finds an enemy and then a friend when he tries to help the appropriately named Professor Furie overcome his tiredness.
It's the first day of term, and Stephen must give a lecture to the students, as Bob plans to tell them they are a waste of money.
Newly separated from his wife, Stephen Daker starts his new job as GP at the very peculiar Lowlands Medical Centre.