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Doctor in Distress

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After injuring his back in a fall, Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice), the pompous medical director at a London hospital, falls in love with his physical therapist, Iris (Barbara Murray). Softened by this encounter, Spratt seeks romantic advice from Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde), a suave young doctor who has also become enamored of a woman -- Delia (Samantha Eggar), a beautiful would-be actress. The two doctors attempt to court their respective loves --with mixed results.

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Audience Member good entry in the 'doctor' series Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Another acceptable sequel to the series, but only provides some light-comedy from well-established characters. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie.....i think that dirk bogarde, samantha eggar, james robertson justice, mylene demongeot, donald houston, barbara murray play good roles/parts throughout this movie..........i think that the director of this drama/romance/classics movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....this is a good love story/romance movie 2 watch n its really enjoayble Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After injuring his back in a fall, Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice), the pompous medical director at a London hospital, falls in love with his physical therapist, Iris (Barbara Murray). Softened by this encounter, Spratt seeks romantic advice from Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde), a suave young doctor who has also become enamored of a woman -- Delia (Samantha Eggar), a beautiful would-be actress. The two doctors attempt to court their respective loves --with mixed results.
Director
Ralph Thomas
Producer
Betty E. Box
Screenwriter
Nicholas Phipps, Ronald Scott Thorn
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 4, 2007
Runtime
1h 43m