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Carry on Nurse

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.6K
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Carry on Nurse (1959)
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a colonel who is a constant nuisance, a bumbling nurse, a romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton, and Bell who wants his bunion removed straight away, so after drinking alcohol, the men decide to remove the bunion themselves!
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An idiosyncratic group of patients wreak havoc in the men's surgical ward of Haven Hospital. They decide to take their revenge on the frosty Matron, and there is even a spot of DIY surgery!An idiosyncratic group of patients wreak havoc in the men's surgical ward of Haven Hospital. They decide to take their revenge on the frosty Matron, and there is even a spot of DIY surgery!An idiosyncratic group of patients wreak havoc in the men's surgical ward of Haven Hospital. They decide to take their revenge on the frosty Matron, and there is even a spot of DIY surgery!

  • Director
    • Gerald Thomas
  • Writers
    • Patrick Cargill
    • Jack Beale
    • Norman Hudis
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Williams
    • Hattie Jacques
    • Kenneth Connor
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    3.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gerald Thomas
    • Writers
      • Patrick Cargill
      • Jack Beale
      • Norman Hudis
    • Stars
      • Kenneth Williams
      • Hattie Jacques
      • Kenneth Connor
    • 51User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast60

    Kenneth Williams
    Kenneth Williams
    • Oliver Reckitt
    Hattie Jacques
    Hattie Jacques
    • Matron
    Kenneth Connor
    Kenneth Connor
    • Bernie Bishop
    Shirley Eaton
    Shirley Eaton
    • Dorothy Denton
    Charles Hawtrey
    Charles Hawtrey
    • Humphrey Hinton
    Terence Longdon
    Terence Longdon
    • Ted York
    Bill Owen
    Bill Owen
    • Percy Hickson
    Leslie Phillips
    Leslie Phillips
    • Jack Bell
    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Stella Dawson
    Susan Stephen
    Susan Stephen
    • Georgie Axwell
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    • The Colonel
    • (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
    Susan Beaumont
    • Frances James
    Ann Firbank
    Ann Firbank
    • Helen Lloyd
    Joan Hickson
    Joan Hickson
    • Sister
    Cyril Chamberlain
    • Bert Able
    Harry Locke
    • Mick
    Norman Rossington
    Norman Rossington
    • Norm
    Brian Oulton
    Brian Oulton
    • Henry Bray
    • Director
      • Gerald Thomas
    • Writers
      • Patrick Cargill
      • Jack Beale
      • Norman Hudis
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    User reviews51

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    Leslie Nielsen, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, and Lorna Patterson in Airplane! (1980)
    Farce
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    Parody
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The "Carry on..." debut of Joan Sims. Sims became the longest serving female member of the "Carry on..." team, appearing in twenty-four of the series from 1959.
    • Goofs
      When the nurse is discovered hidden in the bed, she runs up the stairs in her underwear, but when she next appears, both her petticoat and hairstyle are different.
    • Quotes
      • [last lines]
      • The Colonel: [in he turned onto his stomach supposedly with his trousers down] Come come, Matron. Surely you've seen a temperature taken like this before?
      • Matron: Yes Colonel. Many times. But never... with a daffodil!
    • Alternate versions
      For the original UK cinema release cuts were made to remove some crude dialogue and footage. Among them a referral to spilt ball-bearings ("You can pick up Mr Hickson's balls"), the nurse's comment to Bernie after his shorts are removed ("What a big fuss about such a little thing") lost a shot of Bernie peering under the bed sheet, and Ted's hospital shaving scene was cut to remove the shots of Mick splashing him (below screen) with shaving cream. The latter was later restored to video releases although other cut footage may be lost forever.
    • Connections
      Featured in This Is Your Life: Hattie Jacques (1963)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 16, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • 41 Grad Liebe
    • Filming locations
      • Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(the front of Haven Hospital)
    • Production companies
      • Peter Rogers Productions
      • Beaconsfield Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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