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

A Harley Street doctor 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]

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References

  1. "Under the Doctor". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "Under the Doctor". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 43 (504): 259. 1 January 1976 via ProQuest.