Trust Me, I'm A Doctor was a BBC Two

BBC Two

BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...

 television programme, looking at the state of health care in Britain with a combination of factual reporting and satire

Satire

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. It was presented by Dr Phil Hammond

Phil Hammond (comedian)

Dr Philip Hammond is a general practitioner who has become noted as a comedian and commentator on health issues in the United Kingdom. Hammond was educated at Marlborough Grammar School, St John's Comprehensive, Marlborough, and Marlborough College...

. It ran for three series between 1997 and 1999.

A book by Hammond, also entitled Trust Me, I'm A Doctor accompanied the series. The message of both book and series was that doctors were not infallible and you should learn as much about your own healthcare as possible.

Other uses

"Trust me, I'm a doctor" is also the advertising slogan for Dr. Pepper, indicating that whenever someone tells you to drink Dr. Pepper in a commercial, you should do as told, since the one telling you knows what he's talking about (since "he's a doctor"). Out of this, it has become a running gag as well as a common saying to convince somebody of something, most often emphasizing that you are, in fact, not all that convinced of a certain standpoint yourself.

The most recent advertising figure is Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons

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 of Kiss

KISS (band)

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 (said in a commercial during 2010 Super Bowl

Super Bowl

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), referencing "Calling Dr. Love

Calling Dr. Love

"Calling Dr. Love" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1976 album Rock and Roll Over. The song was written by Kiss bassist/lead vocalist Gene Simmons at a Holiday Inn in Evansville, Indiana. It was the second single released from the album, and the group's...

", a Kiss song written by Simmons.

Trust me, I'm the Doctor is also a running gag on the BBC show Doctor Who

Doctor Who

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It is also a song by Irish band The Blizzards

The Blizzards

The Blizzards are an Irish band from Mullingar in County Westmeath. They were formed by Niall Breslin in late 2004, and also feature Dec Murphy , Justin Ryan, Anthony Doran and Aidan Lynch...

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