Carry On Again Doctor
Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him brought down a peg or two.
Director(s)
Gerald Thomas
Ivor Powell
Brian Lawrence
Paul Cowan
Where to watch
Amazon Video
Rent
Cast & crew
Valerie Leon
Deirdre Filkington-Battermore
Jack Arrow
Outpatient (uncredited)
Michael Stevens
Orderly (uncredited)
Shakira Caine
Scrubba (uncredited)
Bob Todd
Patient on Breathing Apparatus (uncredited)
Lewis Alexander
Man Dancing at Party (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Lady Dancing at Party (uncredited)
Alan Harris
Man at Dance (uncredited)
Jill Goldston
Nurse (uncredited)
Frank Forsyth
Mr. Bean (uncredited)
Lucy Griffiths
Old Lady in Headphones
Joan Sims
Mrs. Ellen Moore
George Roderick
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank Singuineau
Native Porter
Kenneth Williams
Dr. Frederick Carver
Ann Lancaster
Miss Armitage
Anthony Lang
Sick-Looking Man (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington
Lady at Dance (uncredited)
Mary Maxfield
Lady at Dance (uncredited)
Pearl Walters
Lady at Dance (uncredited)
Eric Wetherell
Man at Dance (uncredited)
Wilfrid Brambell
Mr. Pullen (uncredited)
Peter Gilmore
Henry
Peter Butterworth
Shuffling Patient
Faith Kent
Matron (uncredited)
Patricia Hayes
Mrs. Beasley
Harry Phipps
Outpatient (uncredited)
Jim Dale
Dr. Jimmy Nookey
Gerald Thomas
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Sidney James
Gladstone Screwer
Charles Hawtrey
Dr. Ernest Stoppidge
Barbara Windsor
Goldie Locks
Hattie Jacques
Miss Soaper, the Matron
Patsy Rowlands
Miss Fosdick
Billy Cornelius
Patient in Plaster
Elizabeth Knight
Nurse Willing
Hugh Futcher
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Valerie Shute
Nurse
Fay Bura
Fat Lady (uncredited)
George Holdcroft
Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Cowan
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Gwendolyn Watts
Night Sister
Harry Locke
Porter
Simon Cain
X-Ray Man
Alexandra Dane
Stout Woman
Valerie Van Ost
Out-Patients Sister
Eric Rogers
Bandleader (uncredited)
William Mervyn
Lord Paragon
Claire Davenport
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frances Baker
Fat Lady (uncredited)
Elspeth March
Hospital Board Member
Lee Fenton
Man at Dance (uncredited)
Pat Coombs
New Matron
Eden Fox
Party Guest (uncredited)
Emile Stemmler
Waiter (uncredited)
Ivor Powell
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Jenny Counsell
Night Nurse (uncredited)
Georgina Simpson
Nurse (uncredited)
Yutte Stensgaard
Trolley Nurse (uncredited)
Johnnie Wade
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Heather Emmanuel
Plump Native Girl (uncredited)
Richard Atherton
Man at Dance (uncredited)
Donald Bisset
Patient (uncredited)
Eunice Black
Fat Lady (uncredited)
Jill Damas
Night Nurse (uncredited)
Rupert Evans
Orderly (uncredited)
Louis Matto
Waiter (uncredited)
Rosalind Mendleson
Outpatient (uncredited)
Bryan Sotiris
Man at Dance (uncredited)
Brian Lawrence
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
I never really took to Jim Dale in these films, and here he isn't really any better. He is the disgraced "Dr. Nookey" who after an assignation that went a bit wrong, is despatched to a distant hospital where he encounters "Screwer" (Sid James) - the procurer of a miraculous slimming formula. Determined to capitalise on this, he returns to Britain and with Hattie Jacques again donning her matron's uniform is soon making a mint. His good fortune attracts the attention of his erstwhile boss "Dr. Carver" (Kenneth Williams) and soon he has to fend of those not just envious of his success, but also those who want to see him six feet under (theatrically speaking!). I think the clue here is in the title: "Again". This is really just a rehash of old jokes and old scenarios just topped and tailed with a different front page. The jokes have been versioned several times before and to be honest, I felt the cast looked a little battle-weary. Barbara Windsor is growing in confidence and owning the screen more now, Joan Sims still has some of the best one-liners (along with James) and the film certainly doesn't hang about - but there are only just so many times Williams can flare his nostrils before you actually want some smoke to come out.
