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| Lynn Redgrave | ... |
Nurse Sweet /
Nurse Betty Martin
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Colin Blakely | ... |
Edward Loach
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Eleanor Bron | ... |
Sister McFee /
Sister Mary MacArthur
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| Donald Sinden | ... |
Mr. Carr /
Senior Surgeon Boyd
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| Jim Dale | ... |
Barnet /
Dr. Neil Boyd
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Sheila Scott-Wilkenson | ... |
Nurse Powell /
Cleo Norton
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Neville Aurelius | ... |
Leyland /
Monk
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Gillian Barge | ... |
Dr. Bird
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George Browne | ... |
The Chaplain
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Patience Collier | ... |
The Lady Visitor
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Jumoke Debayo | ... |
Nurse Lake
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Robert Gillespie | ... |
Tyler
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John Hamill | ... |
Kenny
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Don Hawkins | ... |
Les
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James Hazeldine | ... |
Student Doctor
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Jim Dale is a revelation in this movie, with only slight echoes of his "Carry on Doctor" movies - here he has much richer material to play with.
The appalling conditions of an under-funded national health hospital are comically contrasted with a "Dr Kildare" style soap showing in the ward televisions. The contrast between the real world and the fantasy soap world is skillfully done.
A charming, tragic, funny and intelligent black comedy made in the days when Britain generally made very poor comedy movies.