Doctor in Distress
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"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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1963-07-30
Runtime: 102 mins
Director: Ralph Thomas
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy
Original title: Doctor in Distress
Production Companies: The Rank Organisation
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
James Robertson Justice
Samantha Eggar
Barbara Murray
Mylène Demongeot
Donald Houston
Dennis Price
Richard Briers
Fenella Fielding
Leo McKern
Reginald Beckwith
Amanda Barrie
Marianne Stone
Peter Butterworth
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