Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress
"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lancelot Spratt, Simon Sparrow's old teacher and sometimes nemesis. When the eternal bachelor Sir Lancelot injures his back and falls in love with his physiotherapist Iris Marchant, he becomes very distressed and turns to Simon for help. Simon, who now is a senior doctor at fictional Hampden Cross Hospital and hopelessly in love with aspiring actress Delia, sends him to a nature cure clinic in a vain attempt to help him lose weight, but Sir Lancelot can't get Iris off his mind and has her followed, first by a private investigator and eventually by himself. When he finally proposes, she rejects him and marries an old army major, which distresses Sir Lancelot even more.
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Cast
Douglas Ives
as Patient (uncredited)
Toke Townley
as Clerk of Works (uncredited)
Dennis Price
as Dr. Blacker
Robert Rietti
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Fenella Fielding
as Passenger on Train
Bill Kerr
as Australian Sailor
Peter Butterworth
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Denise Coffey
as Food Seller at Railway Station (uncredited)
Ronnie Stevens
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Donald Houston
as Major Tommy Ffrench
Jill Adams
as Genevieve Milton
Joe Robinson
as Sonja's Boyfriend
Derek Fowlds
as Gillibrand
Pauline Jameson
as Ward Sister Bond
Renu Setna
as Indian Medical Student (uncredited)
Dirk Bogarde
as Dr. Simon Sparrow
Ronnie Barker
as Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited)
Reginald Beckwith
as Meyer (uncredited)
Victor Brooks
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Harry Landis
as Mum's Diner Customer (uncredited)
Leo McKern
as Mr. Harry "Luther" Heilbronn (uncredited)
Mylène Demongeot
as Sonja Stromberg / Helga Stromberg
Paul Whitsun-Jones
as Grimes
Barbara Hicks
as Health Farm Receptionist (uncredited)
James Robertson Justice
as Sir Lancelot Spratt
Michael Flanders
as Mr. Bradby
Ann Lynn
as Mrs. Whittaker
Timothy Bateson
as Mr. Holly
Richard Briers
as Medical Student (uncredited)
Johnny Briggs
as Medical Student (uncredited)
Ronald Lacey
as Mum's Diner Customer (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
as Mum's Diner Waitress (uncredited)
Samantha Eggar
as Delia Mallory
John Bluthal
as Railway Porter (uncredited)
Frank Finlay
as Corsetiere
David Weston
as Dr. Stewart
Barbara Murray
as Iris Merchant
Amanda Barrie
as Miss Rona Steele (uncredited)
Christopher Beeny
as Medical Student (uncredited)
