Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Juliet Mills | ... | Joanna Jones | |
Ronald Lewis | ... | Henry Edwards | |
Joan Sims | ... | Deborah Walcott | |
Noel Purcell | ... | Abel Worthy | |
Esma Cannon | ... | Mrs. Jones | |
Raymond Huntley | ... | Vicar | |
Athene Seyler | ... | Miss Farthingale | |
Norman Rossington | ... | George Judd | |
Ronald Howard | ... | Dr. Harold Golfrey | |
Joan Hickson | ... | Mrs. Wood | |
Renee Houston | ... | Mrs. Beacon | |
Jim Dale | ... | Tim Taylor | |
George Woodbridge | ... | Mr. Beacon | |
David Horne | ... | Dr. Golfrey Senior | |
Deryck Guyler | ... | Driving Examiner |
Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. She soon overcomes the suspicion of her patients used to someone rather older, while becoming romantically involved with a local farmer - at least until he tries to evict a newly-arrived expectant couple who park their caravan on his land. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
A marvellous bit of whimsy from Britain's film industry of the early 60's, when we knew how to make this kind of light-hearted comedy/drama. Almost everyone is perfectly cast - especially the pretty and pleasant Juliet Mills as Nurse Jones - and her mother, played by the incomparable Esma Cannon very nearly steals the show; the scene with the sink plunger never misses. Raymond Huntley's vicar is a bit thin on plot, but then he is there only to provide Joan Sims with a purpose anyway. However, on every DVD and TV showing I've seen, the reels seem to have been assembled in the wrong order and the plot strand concerning Joan Sims applying for a job seems back-to-front! Despite this, Nurse on Wheels is a pleasant 90 minutes of classic British gentle comedy with a fine cast of regulars. I can only agree with other posters who have said 'they don't make them like this anymore'.