Carry on Again Doctor (1969)

Dr Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. ... See full summary »

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Stars:

Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sidney James	...	Gladstone Screwer
Kenneth Williams	...	Doctor Frederick Carver
Charles Hawtrey	...	Doctor Ernest Stoppidge
Jim Dale	...	Doctor Jimmy Nookey
Joan Sims	...	Ellen Moore
Barbara Windsor	...	Goldie Locks aka Maud Boggins
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

Storyline

Dr Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him brought down a peg or two.

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Plot Keywords:

medical | carry on | camp | campy | man in drag | 

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Taglines:

The "Carry On" team in a BRAND NEW laughter operation! [Australia]

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jim Dale did all his own stunts during the filming. At one point, he was taken to hospital after his arm repeatedly banged against a delivery trolley, causing him to have an emergency operation. The next day, he was back at work doing a stunt where a hammock falls through a wooden floor.

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Goofs

When Doctor Nookie runs into Casualty and asks Matron what is the case he has to deal with, Matron says "Officer" and not "Doctor" when talking to him.

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Quotes

Gladstone Screwer: I'll call you "Sunday".
Matron: Well, I won't be in.

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Connections

Follows Carry on Doctor (1967)

User Reviews

Moore-Nookie.

The 18th of the Carry On series and the third of the medical themed adventures, plot finds Jim Dale as Doctor Nookie, who is stitched up by his superiors and sent to a tropical Beautific island to tender medical treatment to the natives. What he actually finds when he gets there is a rainy windswept isle that has no need for his services at all. The compound is run by Gladstone Screwer (Sid James), a crafty old sort who deals in whisky and cigarettes and has a wife for every day of the week. Screwer also has something else of interest that perks up the flagging interest of Nookie, a potion that considerably aids weight loss. Nookie senses an opportunity to make a financial killing back in Blighty whilst simultaneously getting one over the superiors who had him sent to his island misery.

This was the last of 10 Carry On films for Jim Dale before he returned for the ill conceived "modern" reinvention that was Carry On Columbus in 1992. I don't know if the makers knew that Dale would be leaving the series and thus made him the lead character in this jovial farce? But it proves to be a smart move. One of the unsung heroes of the series, Dale's energy and comic reactions to plot situations were always a joy to watch, and here, with James in customary wise cracking support, he lifts the film above the ordinary with a show of endearing buffoonery. He also did his own stunts and broke his arm on this production. Director Gerald Thomas keeps things brisk, with the double location axis of the plot stopping things from stagnating visually, Charles Hawtrey goes undercover in drag to provide the last third of the film with some quality laughs and the likes of Barbara Windsor and Valerie Leron raise the pulses considerably.

Thin of plot but big on charm and laughs, one of the better Carry On movies. 7.5/10

Details

Official Sites:

Carry On Line

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carry on Again Doctor

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios canteen

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Rank Organisation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1