Doctor in Distress
It's that incurable 'DOCTOR' team in their NEWEST and SAUCIEST!
1963 | 102m | English
Popularity: 8 (history)
| Director: | Ralph Thomas |
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| Writer: | Nicholas Phipps, Ronald Scott Thorn |
| Staring: |
| "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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 30, 1963 |
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| Director: | Ralph Thomas |
| Writer: | Nicholas Phipps, Ronald Scott Thorn |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | hospital, doctor |
| Production Companies | The Rank Organisation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dirk Bogarde | Dr. Simon Sparrow |
| Samantha Eggar | Delia Mallory |
| James Robertson Justice | Sir Lancelot Spratt |
| Donald Houston | Major Tommy Ffrench |
| Barbara Murray | Iris Merchant |
| Dennis Price | Dr. Blacker |
| Mylène Demongeot | Sonja Stromberg / Helga Stromberg |
| Jill Adams | Genevieve Milton |
| Timothy Bateson | Mr. Holly |
| Jessie Evans | Mrs. Parry |
| Fenella Fielding | Passenger on Train |
| Frank Finlay | Corsetiere |
| Derek Fowlds | Gillibrand |
| Michael Flanders | Mr. Bradby |
| Pauline Jameson | Ward Sister Bond |
| Bill Kerr | Australian Sailor |
| Ann Lynn | Mrs. Mary Whittaker |
| Joe Robinson | Sonja's Boyfriend |
| Madge Ryan | Mrs. Clapper |
| David Weston | Stuart |
| Paul Whitsun-Jones | Grimes |
| Ronnie Barker | Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited) |
| Amanda Barrie | Miss Rona Steele (uncredited) |
| Reginald Beckwith | Meyer (uncredited) |
| Christopher Beeny | Medical Student (uncredited) |
| Margaret Boyd | Lady Willoughby (uncredited) |
| John Bluthal | Railway Porter (uncredited) |
| Richard Briers | Medical Student (uncredited) |
| Johnny Briggs | Medical Student (uncredited) |
| Victor Brooks | Police Constable (uncredited) |
| Peter Butterworth | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
| Rodney Cardiff | Student Doctor (uncredited) |
| Pauline Chamberlain | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Denise Coffey | Food Seller at Railway Station (uncredited) |
| Victor Croxford | Hospital Porter (uncredited) |
| Alistair Dick | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Felix Felton | Health Farm Patient (uncredited) |
| Hilda Fenemore | Railway Station Barmaid (uncredited) |
| Michael Goldie | Physical Training Instructor (uncredited) |
| Richard Gordon | George Stubbins (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hicks | Miss Minton (uncredited) |
| George Hilsdon | Police Constable (uncredited) |
| Douglas Ives | Mr. Lewis (uncredited) |
| Juba Kennerley | Passerby (uncredited) |
| Ronald Lacey | Mum's Diner Customer (uncredited) |
| Harry Landis | Mum's Diner Customer (uncredited) |
| Jeanette Landis | Rosie (uncredited) |
| Aileen Lewis | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Leo McKern | Mr. Harry "Luther" Heilbronn (uncredited) |
| Jill Mai Meredith | Health Farm Nurse (uncredited) |
| Richard Neller | Council Official (uncredited) |
| Robert Rietti | Various (voice) (uncredited) |
| Renu Setna | Indian Medical Student (uncredited) |
| George Spence | Health Farm Patient (uncredited) |
| Ronnie Stevens | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Marianne Stone | Mum's Diner Waitress (uncredited) |
| Toke Townley | Clerk of Works (uncredited) |
| Paula Wright | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ralph Thomas | Director |
| Nicholas Phipps | Screenplay |
| Ronald Scott Thorn | Screenplay |
| Ernest Steward | Director of Photography |
| Alfred Roome | Editor |
| Terry Knight | Draughtsman |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Betty E. Box | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
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