Doctor in the House
Born Today
Home / Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

Year:
Duration:
92 min
Genres:
Comedy
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Ralph Thomas
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1955-02-02
Filming Locations: Battersea Fun Fair, Battersea Park, Battersea, London, England, UK
Cast
Actor
Character
Dirk Bogarde
Simon Sparrow
Muriel Pavlow
Joy Gibson
Kenneth More
Richard Grimsdyke
Donald Sinden
Tony Benskin
Kay Kendall
Isobel Minster
James Robertson Justice
Sir Lancelot Spratt
Donald Houston
Taffy Evans
George Coulouris
Briggs
Jean Taylor Smith
Sister Virtue
Nicholas Phipps
Magistrate
Geoffrey Keen
Dean
Martin Boddey
Demonstrator at pedal machine
Gudrun Ure
May (as Ann Gudrun)
Harry Locke
Jessup
Cyril Chamberlain
Policeman
Ernest Clark
Dr. Parrish
Maureen Pryor
Mrs. Cooper
George Benson
Lecturer on drains
Eliot Makeham
Elderly Examiner
Joan Hickson
Mrs Groaker
Brian Oulton
Medical equipment salesman
Shirley Burniston
Barbara (uncredited)
Mary Chapman
Girl (uncredited)
Mark Dignam
Examiner at Microscope (uncredited)
Felix Felton
Examiner (uncredited)
Lisa Gastoni
Jane (uncredited)
Wyndham Goldie
Examiner (uncredited)
Richard Gordon
Anaethetist (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joan Ingram
Minor Role (uncredited)
Douglas Ives
Sprogett (uncredited)
Anthony Marlowe
Paul (uncredited)
Noel Purcell
The Padre (uncredited)
Bruce Seton
Police Driver (uncredited)
Geoffrey Sumner
Forensic Lecturer (uncredited)
Amy Veness
Grandma Cooper (uncredited)
Mona Washbourne
Midwifery Sister (uncredited)
Richard Wattis
Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)
Carol White
Bit Role (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Robert Morley demanded a fee of £15,000 when offered the part of Sir Lancelot Spratt. As this would have constituted nearly one-sixth of the film's proposed budget, the film-makers instead hired James Robertson Justice at one-tenth the salary. Justice scored a great personal triumph in the film, and played the role again in several sequels; it was to remain his best-known film part.
Share this
The film was made on a budget of just £97,000. Producer Betty Box claimed that it got back almost its entire cost during its initial run at one cinema in London's West End.
Share this
Ernest Clark (Mr.Parrish) would later play Sir Geoffrey Loftus, a Sir Lancelot Spratt type character, in the TV sitcom version of this Doctor in the House (1969) and its various TV sequels.
Share this
Goofs
Simon Sparrow attends to a birth at Christmas, then almost immediately afterwards takes part in a rugby match in November. What's more the trees are in full summer foliage on the day of the match.
Share this
Quotes
Stella: You'll never be a proper doctor. I want to marry a proper doctor.
Share this
Lancelot Sprat: You. What's the bleeding time?
Share this
Lancelot Sprat: Alright, I've swallowed a doorknob. What would my symptoms be ?
Share this
Photos from cast
Suzanne Cloutier Shirley Eaton Joan Sims
card file experiments and experiments in the preparatory group proper care of reproductive system Young researchers melonheadz science clipart