Carry On Doctor
Patients rally behind a disgraced doctor in a boisterous hospital farce packed with slapstick mishaps and risqué wordplay.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- classic comedy night
What critics said
Critics regarded it as a commercially successful but formulaic Carry On hospital farce, with lighter comedy offset by tasteless jokes and sketch-like plotting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The hospital setting organizes slapstick accidents, bedpan jokes, patient misfortunes, and staff chaos.
The compromising rooftop incident, anatomical jokes, and flirtatious hospital situations drive the film's humor.
Patients unite to protect Dr Kilmore from Dr Tinkle and the overpowering matron.
The plot moves through linked misfortunes and sketches involving multiple hospital patients and staff members.
Films like Carry On Doctor, and why
Carry On Nurse
shared british hospital farce, slapstick ensemble, sexual innuendo, and broad workplace comedy
Carry On Again Doctor
shared carry on ensemble, medical setting, bawdy humor, and episodic farce
Carry On Camping
shared british slapstick, parody of institutional authority, and chaotic ensemble comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Release Date
- 1967-12-02
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (88)
Cast
- Frankie Howerd
- Sidney James
- Charles Hawtrey
- Kenneth Williams
- Jim Dale
- Barbara Windsor
- Joan Sims
- Bernard Bresslaw
- Hattie Jacques
- Anita Harris
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Carry On Doctor about?
- Patients rally behind a disgraced doctor in a boisterous hospital farce packed with slapstick mishaps and risqué wordplay.
- What is Carry On Doctor like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carry On Doctor as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Carry On Doctor violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Carry On Doctor as mild.
- What did critics think of Carry On Doctor?
- Critics regarded it as a commercially successful but formulaic Carry On hospital farce, with lighter comedy offset by tasteless jokes and sketch-like plotting.
- Which films are like Carry On Doctor?
- Films with a similar feel include Carry On Nurse, Carry On Again Doctor, and Carry On Camping.
- How long is Carry On Doctor?
- Carry On Doctor runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Carry On Doctor?
- In United States, Carry On Doctor is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
