Carnaby, M.D. (1966)
"Doctor in Clover" (original title)

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of ... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Thomas

Writers:

Jack Davies (screenplay), Richard Gordon (novel)

Stars:

Leslie Phillips, James Robertson Justice, Shirley Anne Field

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leslie Phillips	...	Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
James Robertson Justice	...	Sir Lancelot Spratt
Shirley Anne Field	...	Nurse Bancroft
John Fraser	...	Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
Joan Sims	...	Matron Sweet
Arthur Haynes	...	Tarquin Wendover
Fenella Fielding	...	Tatiana Rubikov
Jeremy Lloyd	...	Lambert Symington
Noel Purcell	...	O'Malley
Robert Hutton	...	Rock Stewart
Eric Barker	...	Prof. Halfbeck
Terry Scott	...	Robert the hairdresser
Norman Vaughan	...	TV commentator
Elizabeth Ercy	...	Jeannine Belmond
Alfie Bass	...	Fleming

Storyline

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be 100% focussed on the job. Numerous antics follow, with Phillips getting Justice fixed up with the new prim-and-proper Matron (Joan Sims) and his attempted failures to lure the hospital's beauty, the physiotherapist.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | based on novel | independent film

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Taglines:

The Newest and Funniest 'DOCTOR" of them all!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carnaby, M.D.

Filming Locations:

Carnaby Street, Soho, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some Rank executives were astonished that John Fraser accepted such a nondescript role in this film.

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Connections

Followed by Doctor in Trouble (1970)

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Soundtracks

"I'm Twenty One Today"
(uncredited)
Written by Alec Kendal

User Reviews

Usual fare

Once Dirk Bogarde stopped doing the Doctor movies (based on Richard Gordon's autobiographical Doctor In The House series), they declined in quality, but this one wasn't too bad.

Leslie Phillips plays his trademark slightly ageing roue part as Dr Grimsdyke, but as is usual with Doctor films, it's the lesser characters - James Robertson Justice as the eminent surgeon, Joan Sims as Matron, Fenella Fielding as an opera singer who's a patient in the hospital who make this a good example of 50s/60s Britcom.

Not very good, but OK if you like that sort of thing.