Carry on Again Doctor (1969)

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 July 1972 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

When a burlesque queen visits the hospital for a check-up, everyone wants to get into the act

Plot:

Dr Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff...

Plot Keywords:

Medical | Carry On | Sequel | Independent Film | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

Sid James	...	Gladstone Screwer (as Sidney James)
Kenneth Williams	...	Frederick Carver
Charles Hawtrey	...	Doctor Ernest Stoppidge
Jim Dale	...	Doctor Jimmy Nookey
Joan Sims	...	Ellen Moore
Barbara Windsor	...	Goldie Locks
Hattie Jacques	...	Matron
Patsy Rowlands	...	Miss Fosdick
Peter Butterworth	...	Shuffling Patient
Elizabeth Knight	...	Nurse Willing
Alexandra Dane	...	Stout Woman
Peter Gilmore	...	Henry
Pat Coombs	...	New Matron
Patricia Hayes	...	Mrs. Beasley
William Mervyn	...	Lord Paragon

Also Known As:

Carry on Again Doctor or Where There's a Pill There's a Way or The Bowels Are Ringing or If You Say It's Your Thermometer I'll Have to Believe You, But It's a Funny Place to Put It. (UK) (long title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

12 Park Street, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Trivia:

Jim Dale did all his own stunts during the filming. At one point, he was taken to hospital after his arm repeatedly banged against a delivery trolley, causing him to have an emergency operation. The next day, he was back at work doing a stunt where a hammock falls through a wooden floor.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mr Carver and Dr Stoppidge are in the car together, the background scenery alternates between buildings and trees between shots.

Quotes:

Ellen Moore: ...they told me you were a wonderful surgeon.
Frederick Carver: Well I suppose I am a cut above the rest.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Can We Carry On, Girls? (2001) (TV)

My brief review of the film

Loaded with funny jokes, and featuring Kenneth Williams at his very finest, this is one of the strongest entries in the Carry On series. Sure, it is rather silly in a number of different ways, and the music and sound effects choices are quite poor, plus there is some fast motion used very ineffectively - but otherwise there is little not to like in it. The characters are simply great, the plot is rather interesting, and there are some good, though briefly shown, tropical locations. It is all rather well shot and definitely well written. Overall, it is surprising that this entry does not have a better reputation.