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Director:
Gerald Thomas
Writer:
Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)
Release Date:
May 1972 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Plot:
A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Actor Jack Douglas Dead At 81
 (From WENN. 18 December 2008, 8:12 AM, PST)

TV Star Richard 'Dying Of Cancer'
 (From WENN. 6 October 2008, 6:28 PM, PDT)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Carry on Matron or From Here to Maternity or Familiarity Breeds or Womb at the Top or The Preggars Opera (UK) (long title)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987)

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Trivia:
Jack Douglas didn't receive a fee for his cameo appearance. Instead producer Peter Rogers sent him a crate of twelve bottles of Dom Perignon champagne. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Mrs. Tidy and the lady opposite are shown in Bunn ward. But when Matron tells Nurse Ball to take Nurse Carter to bed, the lady who was in the opposite bed to Mrs. Tidy is in Oven ward. more
Quotes:
Twitching Father: [returns from delivery room and picks up the telephone] Could you get me the Guinness Book of Records, please? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Can We Carry On, Girls? (2001) (TV) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Autumnal excellence, 8 June 2007
8/10
Author: Edgewalker from Tuxford, England

There were some great Carry Ons produced during the '70s, but the fact that the series was in it's autumn years means that the era will never be looked upon as favourable as the '50s and '60s. Matron is a case in point - meandering and gentle, but with some absolutely classic scenes. Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims and Sid James are wonderful. Jack Douglas make his series debut. Charles Hawtrey gives a restrained and stunning performance. Kenneth Cope and Bernie Bresslaw both get into drag, one looking oddly convincing and the other strangely terrifying. Valerie Leon makes a bit-part memorable. The London bus routes argument is superb, a classic scene that too often gets overlooked. Autumnal, but excellent.

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