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Doctor in Distress

Doctor in Distress

IMDB:

6.2
Doctor in Distress

Released

7/30/1963

Duration

1h 42m

Genre

Comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Dirk Bogarde, Samantha Eggar, James Robertson Justice

Overview

"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lancelot Spratt, Simon Sparrow's old teacher and sometimes nemesis. When the eternal bachelor Sir Lancelot injures his back and falls in love with his physiotherapist Iris Marchant, he becomes very distressed and turns to Simon for help. Simon, who now is a senior doctor at fictional Hampden Cross Hospital and hopelessly in love with aspiring actress Delia, sends him to a nature cure clinic in a vain attempt to help him lose weight, but Sir Lancelot can't get Iris off his mind and has her followed, first by a private investigator and eventually by himself. When he finally proposes, she rejects him and marries an old army major, which distresses Sir Lancelot even more.

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dr. Simon Sparrow

Dirk Bogarde

Samantha Eggar

Delia Mallory

Samantha Eggar

James Robertson Justice

Sir Lancelot Spratt

James Robertson Justice

Donald Houston

Major Tommy Ffrench

Donald Houston

Barbara Murray

Iris Merchant

Barbara Murray

Dennis Price

Dr. Blacker

Dennis Price

Mylène Demongeot

Sonja Stromberg / Helga Stromberg

Mylène Demongeot

Jill Adams

Genevieve Milton

Jill Adams

Timothy Bateson

Mr. Holly

Timothy Bateson

Jessie Evans

Mrs. Parry

Jessie Evans

Fenella Fielding

Passenger on Train

Fenella Fielding

Frank Finlay

Corsetiere

Frank Finlay