Comedy

Doctor in Clover

- The Newest and Funniest Doctor of them all!

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be 100% focussed on the job. Numerous antics follow, with Phillips getting Justice fixed up with the new prim-and-proper Matron (Joan Sims) and his attempted failures to lure the hospital's beauty, the physiotherapist.

Release Date : 1966-03-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Carnaby, M.D.

Cast

Character Name : Dr Gaston Grimsdyke

Original Name : Leslie Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Lancelot Spratt

Original Name : James Robertson Justice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Bancroft

Original Name : Shirley Anne Field

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr Miles Grimsdyke

Original Name : John Fraser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matron Sweet

Original Name : Joan Sims

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tarquin Wendover

Original Name : Arthur Haynes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tatiana Rubikov

Original Name : Fenella Fielding

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lambert Symington

Original Name : Jeremy Lloyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : O'Malley

Original Name : Noel Purcell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rock Stewart

Original Name : Robert Hutton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prof. Halfbeck

Original Name : Eric Barker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert the hairdresser

Original Name : Terry Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Commentator

Original Name : Norman Vaughan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeannine Belmond

Original Name : Elizabeth Ercy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fleming

Original Name : Alfie Bass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in French Movie

Original Name : Jean Benedetti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Women's Ward Sister

Original Name : Anne Cunningham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Holliday

Original Name : Suzan Farmer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Len the Choreographer

Original Name : Peter Gilmore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boutique Assistant

Original Name : Nicky Henson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sydney

Original Name : Robin Hunter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beckwith

Original Name : Barry Justice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Digger

Original Name : Bill Kerr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grafton

Original Name : Harry Fowler

Gender : Male

Character Name : New Matron

Original Name : Justine Lord

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tristram

Original Name : Roddy Maude-Roxby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Publicity Man

Original Name : Lionel Murton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patient with Kidney Stones

Original Name : Dandy Nichols

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Dean Loftus

Original Name : Anthony Sharp

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Producer

Original Name : Ronnie Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Porter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Arrow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patient (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann Barrass

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Alexandra Bastedo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Chappell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Visitor (uncredited)

Original Name : Hugh Elton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Mabel Etherington

Gender : Female

Character Name : Catherine - Wife in French Movie (uncredited)

Original Name : Catherine Feller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ashby (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny Green

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister (uncredited)

Original Name : Renee Heimer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Prison Warder (uncredited)

Original Name : John Junkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Husband in French Movie

Original Name : Harold Kasket

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Cheryl Kennedy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Aileen Lewis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Visitor (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Machon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pierre in French Movie (uncredited)

Original Name : André Maranne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Maxfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Ronald Rich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse with False Eyelashes (uncredited)

Original Name : Wendy Richard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Long-Haired Patient (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Smethurst

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patient (uncredited)

Original Name : Esme Smythe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : John Tatham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Porter (uncredited)

Original Name : Reg Thomason

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

An apple a day keeps the doctor away... Doctor in the House was released in 1954 and promptly became the start of a franchise of Brit comedy films. The quality and standard of each film, a total of seven, varies and will always be a subject of debate among fans. Clover, the 6th offering, isn't particularly great, and minus series regular Dirk Bogarde, it is often painted as the runt of the litter. Yet there are some strengths worthy of time spent with the pic to save it from sequel damnation. Leslie Phillips fronts up as the focal point, he's a randy doctor who as he attempts to go about his fanciful Lothario ways, becomes acutely aware of his advancing years, cue his attempts at looking young. James Robertson Justice is still on hand as the boisterous Sir Lancelot Spratt, while Joan Sims, Fenella Fielding, Arthur Haynes, Shirley Anne Field and John Fraser are filing in for some daft medical shenanigans. It's a bit "Carry On" lite, at times feeling like it's trying to be more risqué than is possible. Yet Fielding and Haynes are super as strong personality patients, Phillips carries the movie with ease, while Justice cuts lose from the gruff persona - to see him have fun courtesy of a dubious serum plot line. Nobody's idea of a British classic, for sure, but fun enough with a G&T on a Sunday afternoon. 6/10

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-09-02

Interestingly, this film is also known as "Carnaby M. D." without any of the characters actually bearing that name. What we do have, though, are the gently comedic hospital antics of "Gaston Grimsdike" (Leslie Philiips) as he attempts to woo nurse "Bancroft" (Shirley Anne Field) whilst simultaneously fixing up his imperious boss "Sir Lancelot Spratt" (James Robertson Justice) with the rather matronly Joan Sims. This film is too long, the jokes are predictable but amusing enough, and the scenarios recycle themselves once too often so after half an hour it is pretty indistinguishable from the other "Doctor" movies. That said, though, the story is still quite engaging in a light and fluffy, harmless, sort of fashion with the women frequently getting the better of the men folks. Probably never a film you would want to watch more than once, but emblematic of the humour that prevailed at the time and as a piece of cinema nostalgia, you could do much worse.