Carry on Again Doctor (1969)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

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:

The first film in the series to feature "Carry On..." regular Patsy Rowlands.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Frederick Carver says, "It must have been something he picked up in the Beatific Islands," his lips do not move.

Quotes:

Nurse: She thinks every man is after her.
Dr. Ernest Stoppidge: [to the nurse] Well, we can't have her disturbing the rest of the patients like this.
Dr. Ernest Stoppidge: [to Miss. Armitage] Now come, come, Miss Armitage. We mustn't be a silly girl, must we?
Miss Armitage: [shouting] Keep back! Keep back!
Dr. Ernest Stoppidge: You know me. I'm Doctor Stoppidge.
Miss Armitage: Hmph. You're all the same. You're only after one thing.
Dr. Ernest Stoppidge: No, no - that'd be quite untrue, Miss. Armitage. I only want to get you into bed.
Miss Armitage: [screaming] Get out of here, you sex maniacs!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cor, Blimey! (2000) (TV)

Not As Good As The First

I have to give the makers of this film credit from the outset. They could have made Carry On Doctor volume 2, retreading the gags. Although it is a sequel (sort of), this film ventures farther afield, often out of the hospital, where the first Carry On Doctor was set. Most of the crew from the original is here, and they try. Kenneth Williams is, of course, great in his role. More of the same double entendres and one liners are evident. However, the story itself is somewhat flimsy, and a few times I was just shaking my head. I would recommend you see the first one, its great fun. This film has some laughs, just not as many. However, it is a Carry On film, so you're probably going to leave the film smiling at least.