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Film / 1954
Doctor in the House
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
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 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their …
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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 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.
Cast
Dirk BogardeSimon Sparrow
Muriel PavlowNurse Joy Gibson
Kenneth MoreRichard Grimsdyke
Donald SindenTony Benskin
Kay KendallMiss Isobel Minster
James Robertson JusticeSir Lancelot Spratt
Donald HoustonTaffy Evans
Suzanne CloutierStella
George CoulourisBriggs
Jean Taylor SmithSister Virtue
Nicholas PhippsMagistrate
Geoffrey KeenDean
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Martin BoddeyDemonstrator at Pedal Machine
Joan SimsNurse Rigor Mortis
Gudrun UreMay
Harry LockeJessup
Cyril ChamberlainPoliceman
Ernest ClarkDr. Parrish
Maureen PryorMrs. Cooper
George BensonLecturer on Drains
Shirley EatonMilly Groaker
Eliot MakehamElderly Examiner
Joan HicksonMrs. Groaker
Brian OultonMedical Equipment Salesman
Noel PurcellPadre (uncredited)
Amy VenessGrandma Cooper (uncredited)
Mona WashbourneMidwifery Sister (uncredited)
Richard WattisMedical Book Salesman (uncredited)
Carol WhiteGirl (uncredited)
Shirley BurnistonBarbara (uncredited)
Tony CastletonMedical Student (uncredited)
Mary ChapmanGirl (uncredited)
Mike ConnerLecturer (uncredited)
Mark DignamExaminer at Microscope (uncredited)
Anthony FaramusPatient (uncredited)
Felix FeltonExaminer (uncredited)
Lisa GastoniJane (uncredited)
Wyndham GoldieExaminer (uncredited)
Richard GordonGeorge Stubbins (uncredited)
Fred GriffithsTaxi Driver (uncredited)
Patrick HalpinMedical Student (uncredited)
Aidan HarringtonMedical Student (uncredited)
Bob HeadPatient (uncredited)
Joan IngramExaminer (uncredited)
Douglas IvesAlfie Sprogett (uncredited)
Barry JohnsMedical Student (uncredited)
Jack MandevillePoliceman (uncredited)
Anthony MarlowePaul Grey (uncredited)
Norman MorrisMedical Student (uncredited)
Richard NellerDoctor (uncredited)
Louise NolanNun (uncredited)
Arthur SandiferPorter (uncredited)
Terry SartainMedical Student (uncredited)
Bruce SetonPolice Driver (uncredited)
Jack SilkMedical Student (uncredited)
Jeff SilkMedical Student (uncredited)
Paddy SmithMedical Student (uncredited)
Geoffrey SumnerForensic Lecturer (uncredited)
Graham TonbridgeDoctor (uncredited)
Harry Van EngelMedical Student (uncredited)
Martin VossMedical Student (uncredited)
Joe WadhamPoliceman in Court (uncredited)
Eric WetherellMedical Student (uncredited)
Billy WilmotVisitor (uncredited)
Bernard BresslawStudent at Parrish's Lecture (uncredited)
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