Doctor In The House
1954 Directed by Ralph Thomas
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The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950's medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.
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I grew up with the Doctor In The House films and I've always liked them. They're charming, amusing and evocative of a time gone by.
I have noticed however that on broadcast these days, such as this afternoon on BBC2 and once before last year, the very fact that these films were 'of a certain time' are causing the TV censors to get a little snip happy.
I refer to a scene that now no longer includes a young black female nurse.
The set up to this 'joke' is a simple one and one I recall from childhood. Donald Sinden's character has gone round one Christmas Eve giving flowers to the nurses. One nurse runs down the stairs on Christmas…
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I grew up with the Doctor In The House films and I've always liked them. They're charming, amusing and evocative of a time gone by.
I have noticed however that on broadcast these days, such as this afternoon on BBC2 and once before last year, the very fact that these films were 'of a certain time' are causing the TV censors to get a little snip happy.
I refer to a scene that now no longer includes a young black female nurse.
The set up to this 'joke' is a simple one and one I recall from childhood. Donald Sinden's character has gone round one Christmas Eve giving flowers to the nurses. One nurse runs down the stairs on Christmas…
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The film that made Dirk Bogarde a household name in Britain. Once again an atypical British film from the fifties, but this time a comedy. So that means madcap antics intertwined with dry humor. While it's not on par with the Ealing comedies of the period, I did find myself chuckling from time to time. This would be the first of five films made with this premise and would rival the Carry On series of films in regards to popularity with British filmgoers.