The Doctor Series consists of seven British comedies made between 1954 and 1970, based either on the "Doctor" series of novels written by the physician Richard Gordon, or the characters in them. The series follow the adventures of a group of young doctors at a London hospital, as they try to stay out of trouble while chasing the nurses. The early films featured Dirk Bogarde in the lead as Doctor Sparrow and Donald Sinden as Benskin. Later films centred around Leslie Phillips. In all of them, James Robertson Justice played the imposing chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt. The films later served as inspiration for seven different TV series between 1969 and 1991, totalling 157 episodes.
7 films
Nicholas Phipps (Screenplay) · Ralph Thomas (Director)
Michael Craig
Dr. Richard Hare
Virginia Maskell
Dr. Nicola Barrington
Leslie Phillips
Dr. Tony Burke
James Robertson Justice
Sir Lancelot Spratt
Nicholas Phipps
Dr. Clive Cardew
Carole Lesley
Miss Kitten Strudwick
John Le Mesurier
Dr. Mincing
Joan Sims
Dawn
Reginald Beckwith
Wildewinde
Liz Fraser
Leonora
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Lady Spratt
Fenella Fielding
Mrs. Tadwich
Irene Handl
Professor MacRitchie
Esma Cannon
Rafia Woman (uncredited)
Ronnie Stevens
Mr. Harold Green
Nicholas Parsons
Dr. Hinxman
Sheila Hancock
Librarian (uncredited)
Rosalind Knight
Doctor (uncredited)
Patrick Cargill
Car Salesman (uncredited)
Joan Hickson
Nurse (uncredited)
Moira Redmond
Nurse Sally Nightingale
Michael Ward
Dr. Flower
Angela Browne
Susan (uncredited)
Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Mimp (uncredited)
Cyril Chamberlain
Shower Steward (uncredited)
Bill Fraser
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Warren Mitchell
Haystack Club Manager (uncredited)
John Junkin
Policeman (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Hospital Sister (uncredited)
John Moulder-Brown
Mimps Boy (uncredited)
Peter Sallis
Mr. Luke (uncredited)
Norman Rossington
Haystack Club Doorman (uncredited)
Meredith Edwards
Parker
Sheila Aza
Visitor (uncredited)
John Blythe
Haystack Club Barman (uncredited)
Fay Bura
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Donald Churchill
Doctor (uncredited)
Roland Curram
Student Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Dearlove
Waiter (uncredited)
Sally Douglas
Dancer in Strip Show (uncredited)
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Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit. Hare then takes up a position as junior in a well-healed G.P.'s surgery while Burke continues to sow his doctorial wild oats.
