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The Doctor films were developed from the series of comic novels by British physician Richard Gordon covering the antics of a group of young doctors. The early films featured Dirk Bogarde in the lead as Doctor Sparrow and Donald Sinden as Benskin. Later films starred Leslie Phillips. The films were directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty ...
It is the fifth of the seven films in the Doctor series. After a one-film absence, it was the final return to the role of Simon Sparrow by Dirk Bogarde, and also the return (although in a different role) of Donald Houston. The film uses some of the characters in Richard Gordon's Doctor novels, but is not based on any of them.
The seven Doctor films were developed from the books, directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box. [3] The early films featured Dirk Bogarde in the lead as Doctor Sparrow and Donald Sinden as Benskin. [4] Later films starred Leslie Phillips. [5] The first film came in 1954 and the last in 1970. [6]
British film critic Leslie Halliwell said: "The original is not bad, as the students, though plainly over age, constitute a formidable mass of British talent at its peak." [15] The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 4/5 stars, writing: "This film launched the popular St Swithin's series and made a matinée idol out of Dirk Bogarde ...
Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter.Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art house films, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess".
Doctor at Sea is a 1955 British comedy film, directed by Ralph Thomas, produced by Betty E. Box, and based on Richard Gordon's 1953 novel of the same name.This was the second of seven films in the Doctor series, following the hugely popular Doctor in the House from the previous year.
The High Bright Sun is a 1964 British action film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde, George Chakiris and Susan Strasberg. [2] It is set in Cyprus during the EOKA uprising against British rule in the 1950s. It was based on a 1962 novel by Ian Stuart Black. [3] The film was released in the US as McGuire, Go Home.
The Doctor's Dilemma is a 1958 British comedy-drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Leslie Caron, Dirk Bogarde, Alastair Sim, and Robert Morley. It is based on the 1906 play The Doctor's Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw . [ 2 ]