Under the Doctor

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Under the Doctor
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Directed byGerry Poulson
Written by Ron Bareham
Produced byRon Bareham
Peter Harrison
Starring Barry Evans
Penny Spencer
Liz Fraser
Hilary Pritchard
Cinematography Ray Parslow
Edited by Mike Kaufman
Music by Jean Bouchéty
Production
companies
GPA Films
Thorrawood
Distributed byAlpha Films
Release date
  • November 1976 (1976-11)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Under the Doctor is a 1976 British sex comedy directed by Gerry Poulson and starring Barry Evans, Penny Spencer, Liz Fraser and Hilary Pritchard. [1] It was written by Ron Bareham.

Contents

It follows the antics of a Harley Street doctor, who enjoys dalliances with three of his female patients.

Cast

Production

It was shot at Isleworth Studios and on location around London.[ citation needed ]

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A 'confessional' sex comedy neither startling, erotic or amusing, but none the less well up to the usual level of British witlessness. The jollifications include an attempted seduction with a sausage stuck upright in a plate of mashed potato, a reprise of the duel scene in Barry Lyndon , and Liz Fraser, a still game veteran of the genre, doing overblown imitations of Mae West and Marlene Dietrich." [2]

In The Radio Times Guide to Films David Parkinson gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "Such was the state of British screen comedy in the 1970s that even its stalwarts were reduced to accepting roles as nudie cuties. Indeed, Liz Fraser did nothing but peek-a-boo fluff in the middle of the decade, managing to retain her dignity while all else were losing their clothes." [3]

Time Out wrote: "Amused by 'confessional sex comedies' like Tudor Gates' Intimate Games ? Then here's your chance to guffaw at another remarkably similar bit of British rubbish. Harley Street psychiatrist listens to the stupefying fantasies of three women patients, and is at last – not surprisingly – driven bonkers by his work. Liz Fraser, a veteran of this sort of nonsense, is allowed to keep her bra on; the other women strip with the usual offhand indifference. No male genitalia, but a superabundance of wilting puns." [4]

The film has a 4.2/10 rating on IMDb. [5]

References

  1. "Under the Doctor". British Film Institute. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "Under the Doctor". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 43 (504): 259. 1 January 1976. ProQuest   1305837462.
  3. Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company. 2017. p. 975. ISBN   9780992936440.
  4. "Under the Doctor". Time Out . 10 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. Poulson, Gerry, Under the Doctor (Comedy), Barry Evans, Liz Fraser, Hilary Pritchard, GPA Films, Thorrawood, retrieved 3 July 2025