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Release year: 1960

Storyline

Doctors Burke and Hare depart St. Swithin's for general practice. They visit Foulness anti-cold Unit as patients. Hare joins an upscale GP office, while Burke explores various medical positions.

Top credits

Directors

Ralph Thomas

Writers

Cast

Michael Craig — Dr. Richard Hare
Virginia Maskell — Dr. Nicola Barrington
Leslie Phillips — Dr. Tony Burke
James Robertson Justice — Sir Lancelot Spratt

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Did you know

• Liz Fraser (Leonora) and Fenella Fielding (Mrs. Tadwich) died only five days apart: Fraser on September 6, 2018 and Fielding on September 11, 2018.

• The first of the "Doctor" comedies not to feature Sir Dirk Bogarde as Dr. Simon Sparrow. Bogarde had made no secret of his dislike of the two sequels to Doctor in the House (1954), in which he had been required to appear, and had said he never wanted to play Dr. Sparrow again. However, he did so in Doctor In Distress (1963), and said he would be prepared to return in the role "if I get a percentage". (He didn't, however).

• When Burke and Hare are trying to get out of the shower you get a very brief full frontal from Michael Craig.