Carnaby, M.D. (1966)

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of ... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Thomas

Writers:

Richard Gordon (novel), Jack Davies (screenplay)

Stars:

Leslie Phillips, James Robertson Justice, Shirley Anne Field

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leslie Phillips	...	Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
James Robertson Justice	...	Sir Lancelot Spratt
Shirley Anne Field	...	Nurse Bancroft
John Fraser	...	Dr. Miles Grimsdyke
Joan Sims	...	Matron Sweet
Arthur Haynes	...	Tarquin Wendover
Fenella Fielding	...	Tatiana Rubikov
Jeremy Lloyd	...	Lambert Symington
Noel Purcell	...	O'Malley
Robert Hutton	...	Rock Stewart
Eric Barker	...	Prof. Halfbeck
Terry Scott	...	Robert the hairdresser
Norman Vaughan	...	TV Commentator
Elizabeth Ercy	...	Jeannine Belmond
Alfie Bass	...	Fleming

Storyline

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be 100% focussed on the job. Numerous antics follow, with Phillips getting Justice fixed up with the new prim-and-proper Matron (Joan Sims) and his attempted failures to lure the hospital's beauty, the physiotherapist.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | based on novel | independent film | 

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Taglines:

The Newest and Funniest 'DOCTOR" of them all!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carnaby, M.D.

Filming Locations:

Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Rank Organisation, Betty E. Box-Ralph Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke goes for his make over, he is told by the barber to lose the moustache. Being told "it's a bit old world". Had it being a year later moustaches happened to be the latest craze. After Paul McCartney had fallen off his moped scooter and received stiches to his lip. He grew a moustache to cover the scar. By the time of the release of the Sgt. Pepper album, moustaches had become the in thing.

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Goofs

Whilst Dr Miles Grimsdyke is examining Tatiana Rubikov, alone, Tatiana after sniffing a hankerchief and smelling ether describes Grimsdyke with the words "you kinky thing" then when nurse Halliday enters the examination room a little later she copies Tatiana by also calling Grimsdyke "you kinky thing". How could nurse Halliday have known what grimsdyke had been called as nurse Halliday was not present.

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Connections

References The Red Lanterns (1963)

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Soundtracks

I'm Twenty One Today
(uncredited)
Written by Alec Kendal

User Reviews

The best and worst of the "Doctor" films.

By this time the Doctor films were using the Carry-On scripts. It's all very familiar and features a lot of Carry-On regulars, including Terry Scott as a gay hairdresser. The series had also lost the edge of the original Bogarde films, this being very much more slapstick. It's nice to see Robertson Justice reprising his role, but his character has now become a parady figure of fun. The popular "swinging sixties" element gets into the film here as there is references to Carnaby Street and girls in mini-skirts, coupled with a repetitive pop tune of the era. Leslie Phillips is good though and settles into the role of a charming, but bungling cad with ease. I would like to know why during the end credits the film suddenly goes into rewind. It strikes me as very odd.