Doctor in the House
“Happy-Go-Laughable Hit!”
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.
A charming and witty glimpse into the lives of young medical students in 1950s London. It's a lighthearted romp filled with youthful hijinks, budding friendships, and the gentle pressures of ambition, all wrapped in a nostalgic period charm.
