Doctor in the House

"Happy-Go-Laughable Hit!"

Feb 2 1955 Not Rated 1h 32m
Comedy

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.

Plot

Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) is a newly-arrived medical student at St. Swithin's hospital in London, England. He falls in with three longer-serving hopefuls and is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing, and fast-sportscar-driving that constitute 1950s medical training. However, the formidable figure of Chief Surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice) forever looms to remind them of their real purposes.

Written by

Richard Gordon, Nicholas Phipps

Directed by

Ralph Thomas

Cast

Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Kenneth More

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

The Rank Organisation

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
1,764
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA