Doctor in Trouble


2:45 pm - 4:30 pm, Friday, April 3 on Talking Pictures TV (82)

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About this Broadcast

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Amorous Dr Burke inadvertently finds himself on board an ocean liner and cheerfully adopts the role of ship's medic, only too happy to take the temperatures of all the bikini-clad lady passengers. Comedy, the last of seven films adapted from Richard Gordon's series of books, starring Leslie Phillips, Harry Secombe, James Robertson Justice, Irene Handl and Freddie Jones


1970 subtitles
Comedy Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

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Leslie Phillips (Actor) .. Dr Burke
Irene Handl (Actor) .. Mrs Dailey
Harry Secombe (Actor) .. Llewellyn Wendover
Freddie Jones (Actor) .. Master-at-Arms
James Robertson Justice (Actor) .. Sir Lancelot Spratt
Angela Scoular (Actor) .. Ophelia O'Brien
Robert Morley (Actor) .. Capt George Spratt
Joan Sims (Actor) .. Russian captain
Ralph Thomas (Director)

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Did You Know..

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Leslie Phillips (Actor) .. Dr Burke
Born: April 20, 1924 in London
Best Known For: His catchphrase: 'Well, hel-lo.'
Early-life: Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in north London, on April 20, 1924. His father worked for Main Gas Cookers and died when Phillips was nine, leaving his mother to bring up three children alone. Inspired by his victory in a beautiful baby competition, she enrolled her son at the Italia Conti stage school and put him on the boards to earn extra money. From age 14, he toured almost permanently. His mother also paid for elocution lessons to make sure he dropped his cockney accent and gained the plummy voice we all know and love.
Career: His early career was interrupted by the Second World War, but he went into rep after being demobbed. On the big screen, his breakthrough film was Train of Events in 1949, which marked the beginning of a lengthy movie career. Phillips has appeared in Carry On films, the Doctor series and more dramatic movies such as The Sound Barrier and The Longest Day. He disappeared from the silver screen for nearly a decade before returning in Out Of Africa. Other recent films include The Jackal, Saving Grace, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Venus and Late Bloomers. He also provided the voice for the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter movies.
Quote: 'It's very flattering to be viewed as something of a hot property again at my age.'
Trivia: He was awarded an OBE in 1998.
Irene Handl (Actor) .. Mrs Dailey
Harry Secombe (Actor) .. Llewellyn Wendover
Freddie Jones (Actor) .. Master-at-Arms
Born: September 12, 1927 in Stoke-on-Trent
Best Known For: Appearing in several David Lynch films.
Early-life: Born Frederick Charles Jones on September 12, 1927, in Stoke-on-Trent. He never intended to become an actor; in fact, he spent the first decade of his working life as a laboratory assistant at a ceramics factory, only taking to the stage in amateur productions. On eventually deciding on a career-change, Jones won a scholarship to study at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Kent. He then spent time working with repertory companies.
Career: Jones quickly gained a reputation as a fine character actor while working with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Early TV roles came in Z Cars, The Baron and The Avengers. His first film was Marat/Sade in 1967. He and Dudley Sutton are the only actors to have appeared in the original and revamped versions of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). Other TV work has come in the likes of Jackanory, Inspector Morse, The District Nurse and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. Jones has become a cult hero thanks to his film work for legendary studio Hammer (Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed and The Satanic Rites of Dracula) and director David Lynch (The Elephant Man, Dune, Wild at Heart, On the Air and Hotel Room). Jones has played Sandy in Emmerdale since 2005.
Quote: "Time has eroded my memory of those early films. All I remember is not being paid very much!"
Trivia: He is the father of actor Toby Jones.
James Robertson Justice (Actor) .. Sir Lancelot Spratt
Angela Scoular (Actor) .. Ophelia O'Brien
Robert Morley (Actor) .. Capt George Spratt
Joan Sims (Actor) .. Russian captain
Born: May 09, 1930 in Essex
Best Known For: Her roles in the Carry On films.
Early-life: Irene Joan Marion Sims was born in Essex on May 9, 1930. She was the daughter of a railway station master and would often put on performances for waiting passengers. After failing a number of auditions, she was finally accepted into Rada and graduated in 1950.
Career: Sims went on to appear in a number of farces at Brian Rix's Aldwych Theatre but she preferred working on films. She made her first appearance on the big screen in 1953 opposite George Cole in Will Any Gentleman? She followed this up with roles in Trouble in Store and Doctor in the House. She continued her run in comedy films when she was offered a part in Carry On Nurse. She went on to become a regular in the Carry On series, appearing in 24, including Carry On Screaming, Carry On Henry, and Carry On Camping. After the Carry On films ended in 1978, Sims became a regular face on TV, making appearances in Worzel Gummidge, In Loving Memory, Doctor Who, Farrington of the F.O., Simon and the Witch, On the Up, As Time Goes By, and The Last of the Blonde Bombshells. She died on June 27, 2001, at the age of 71.
Quote: 'Men are put off by funny women.'
Trivia: Years of heavy drinking took their toll and she suffered with ill health in her later years. She had difficulty working with Frankie Howerd because they could not stop laughing.
Ralph Thomas (Director)

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