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Doctor in Clover 
DVD cover artDirected by Ralph Thomas Produced by Betty E. Box Written by Jack Davies
Richard GordonStarring Leslie Phillips
Joan Sims
Fenella Fielding
Arthur Haynes
James Robertson Justice
Shirley Anne FieldMusic by John Scott Cinematography Ernest Steward Editing by Alfred Roome Distributed by Rank Organisation Release date(s) 1966 Running time 101 min. Country United Kingdom Language English Doctor in Clover is a British comedy film released in 1966, starring Leslie Phillips. The film is based on the novel by Richard Gordon.
The film was shot in Carnaby Street, Wormwood Scrubs and Pinewood Studios.
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Synopsis
The film is based at the (fictitious) St Swithins Hospital, with Leslie Phillips as Dr Gaston Grimsdyke, an accident-prone doctor and cad, more interested in the nurses than the patients.
Grimsdyke is sacked from his job as a medical officer at a men's prison, for his behaviour with the Governor's daughter, so he enrols in a refresher course with his old medical tutor Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice), who he is determined to make him a successful surgeon.
Grimsdyke discovers that a plum senior medical post is shortly to become vacant, and starts scheming to be considered, instead of his cousin, who has already been unofficially offered the job.
Spratt and the newly-appointed hospital matron clash, leading Spratt to 'volunteer' Grimsdyke to romance her and 'soften her up'. But she mistakenly believes Spratt to be her admirer, and many funny and inevitable complications ensue.
At a hospital dance, a 'rejuvenation serum' which Grimsdyke has accidentally injected into Sir Lancelot, causes the latter to run amok at the party and romance the new matron. She decides to resign and a new matron is appointed. But she turns out to be equally opposed to Spratt's ideas of how the hospital ahould be run.[1]
Cast
- Leslie Phillips as Dr Gaston Grimsdyke
- James Robertson Justice as Sir Lancelot Spratt
- Shirley Anne Field as Nurse Bancroft
- John Fraser as Dr Miles Grimsdyke
- Joan Sims as Matron Sweet
- Arthur Haynes as Tarquin Wendover
- Fenella Fielding as Tatiana Rubikov
- Jeremy Lloyd as Lambert Symington
- Noel Purcell as O'Malley
- Robert Hutton as Rock Stewart
- Eric Barker as Professor Halfbeck
- Norman Vaughan as TV Commentator
- Terry Scott as Robert
- Elizabeth Ercy as Jeanine
- Alfie Bass as Flemyng
- Suzan Farmer as Nurse Holliday
- Harry Fowler as Grafton
- Peter Gilmore as the Choreographer
- Bill Kerr as Digger
- Nicky Henson as Salesman
- Justine Lord as New Matron
- Alexandra Bastedo as Nurse at Party
- Lionel Murton as Publicity Man
- Ronnie Stevens as TV Producer
- Wendy Richard as Nurse (with false eyelashes)
- Jack Smethurst as Long-haired Patient
Film notes
The opening credits include the following acknowledgement: We are grateful for the help and facilities given at Wexham Park Hospital by the staff of the Hospital, Humphreys Ltd. and The Windsor Group Hospital Management Committee.
References
External links
Books Doctor in the House (1952) · Doctor at Sea (1953) · Doctor at Large (1955) · Doctor in Clover (1960) · Doctor on Toast (1961) · Love and Sir Lancelot (1965) · Doctor on the Boil (1970) · Doctor on the Brain (1972) · Doctor in the Nude (1973) · The Sleep of Life (1975) · Doctor on the Job (1976) · Doctor in the Nest (1979) · Doctor's Daughters (1981) · Doctor on the Ball (1985) · Doctor in the Soup (1986)Radio FilmsDoctor in the House (1954) · Doctor at Sea (1955) · Doctor at Large (1957) · Doctor in Love (1960) · Doctor in Distress (1963) · Doctor in Clover (1966) · Doctor in Trouble (1970)TV series Doctor in the House (1969-70) · Doctor at Large (1971) · Doctor in Charge (1972-73) · Doctor at Sea (1974) · Doctor on the Go (1975-77) · Doctor Down Under (1979-80) · Doctor at the Top (1991)The films of Ralph Thomas 1940s 1950s The Clouded Yellow (1950) • Appointment with Venus (1951) • Venetian Bird (1952) • A Day to Remember (1953) • The Dog and the Diamonds (1953) • Doctor in the House (1954) • Mad About Men (1954) • Above Us the Waves (1955) • Doctor at Sea (1955) • The Iron Petticoat (1956) • Checkpoint (1956) • Doctor at Large (1957) • Campbell's Kingdom (1957) • A Tale of Two Cities (1958) • The Wind Cannot Read (1958) • The 39 Steps (1959) • Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)1960s Conspiracy of Hearts (1960) • Doctor in Love (1960) • No Love for Johnnie (1961) • No My Darling Daughter (1961) • A Pair of Briefs (1962) • Carry On Cruising (1962) • The Wild and the Willing (1962) • Doctor in Distress (1963) • Hot Enough for June (1964) • The High Bright Sun (1964) • Doctor in Clover (1966) • Deadlier Than the Male (1967) • Nobody Runs Forever (1968) • Some Girls Do (1969)1970s Doctor in Trouble (1970) • Percy (1971)• Quest for Love (1971)• The Love Ban (1973)• Percy's Progress (1974) • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)Categories:- British films
- English-language films
- 1966 films
- Films directed by Ralph Thomas
- Hospital films
- British comedy films
- 1960s comedy films
- Films shot in the United Kingdom
- Doctor in the House
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