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What's Up Nurse!
''What's Up Nurse!'' is a 1977 British sex comedy film directed and written by Derek Ford and starring Nicholas Field, Felicity Devonshire and John Le Mesurier. It tells the story of the adventures of a young doctor in a hospital. The sequel '' What's Up Superdoc!'' was released the following year, with Christopher Mitchell replacing Nicholas Field as Dr Todd. Cast *John Le Mesurier as Dr. Ogden *Graham Stark as Carthew * Kate Williams as Matron * Angela Grant as Helen Arkwright * Nicholas Field as Dr. Robert 'Sweeney' Todd *Felicity Devonshire as Olivia Ogden * Jack Douglas as Police Constable * Barbara Mitchell as neighbour *Peter Butterworth as Police Sergeant *Bill Pertwee as Flash Harry Harrison *Cardew Robinson as ticket inspector * Chic Murray as aquarium proprietor *Andrew Sachs as Guido the waiter * Anna Karen as Knitter * Ronnie Brody as jam jar man * Frank Williams as vicar *Julia Bond as nurse * Elisabeth Day as 2nd nurse * Sheila Bernette as Mrs. Garrard * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Ford
Derek Ford (6 September 1932, Essex – 19 May 1995) was an English film director and writer, most famous for sexploitation films such as ''The Wife Swappers'' (1970), ''Suburban Wives'' (1971), ''Commuter Husbands'' (1972), ''Keep It Up, Jack'' (1973), ''Sex Express'' (1975) (also filmed in a graphic hardcore version), ''What's Up Nurse!'' (1977) and ''What's Up Superdoc!'' (1978). Career Ford began as a writer in collaboration with his brother Donald Ford (died 1991), originally for radio before progressing to television (''The Saint (TV series), The Saint'', ''Adam Adamant Lives!'') and film (''The Yellow Teddy Bears'', ''The Black Torment'', ''A Study in Terror'' and ''Hell Boats''). Ford's first foray into directing, ''Los Tres Que Robbaran Una Banco'', made in Spain in 1961 was an unhappy experience, around the same time Ford entered sexploitation when he was asked to re-edit and film additional sequences for a Swedish sex film called ''Svenska Flickor I Paris'', eventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Murray
Charles Thomas McKinnon "Chic" Murray (6 November 1919 – 29 January 1985) was a Scottish comedian and actor. He appeared in various roles on British television and film, most notably in the 1967 version of ''Casino Royale'', and portrayed Liverpool Football Club manager Bill Shankly in a musical. Life and career Murray was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire. He began his career as a musician in amateur groups such as "The Whinhillbillies" and "Chic and His Chicks" while an apprentice at the Kincaid shipyard in 1934. Maidie Dickson (1922–2010) - Murray's future wife - was already a seasoned star in her own right (having worked since she was 3, when she was playing the Greenock Empire). Chic's mother was the welfare officer and put Maidie up in her home. Subsequently, Maidie gave Chic parts within her own act and he formed a double-act with her. Billed as "The Tall Droll with the Small Doll" (he was 6'3" tall, she was 4'11") and also as "Maidie and Murray", their combination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Street
Sarah Street (born 1958) is professor of Film and Foundation Chair of Drama at University of Bristol. Education Street received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Warwick and a Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University. Research Street researches 20th-century British film, with a special focus on color film, costume design, and set design. In 1997, she wrote ''British National Cinema,'' the first substantial overview of this subject; it is now in its second edition. In 2012, she received a grant from the Leverhulme Trust to research color cinema in the 1920s. From 2016 to 2019, Street was the principal investigator of a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to research Eastmancolor, a type of color film produced by Kodak that was introduced to Britain in the 1950s. She has received other AHRC research grants for British color film. She serves as an editor of the journal '' Screen'' and on the editorial board of ''Journal of British Cinema and Television' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carry On (film Series)
Carry On may refer to: Film * ''Carry On'' (film), a 1927 British silent film * ''Carry On'' (franchise), a British comedy media franchise *'' Carry-On'', a 2024 American action thriller film Music Albums * ''Carry On'' (Chris Cornell album) * ''Carry On'' (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album), a sampler of the box set ''CSN'', 1991 * ''Carry On'' (Kansas album), 1992 * ''Carry On'' (Pat Green album) * ''Carry On'' (The Score album), a 2020 album by The Score * ''Carry On'' (Stephen Stills album), a box set, 2013 * ''Carry On'' (EP), a 2011 EP by People on Vacation *''Carry On'', see Bobby Caldwell Songs * "Carry On" (Avenged Sevenfold song), 2012 * "Carry On" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song), 1970 * "Carry On" (Donna Summer song), 1992 * "Carry On" (Fun song), 2012 * "Carry On" (Kygo and Rita Ora song), 2019 * "Carry On" (Lisa Stansfield song), 2014 * "Carry On" (Martha Wash song), 1992 * "Carry On" (Motor Ace song), 2002 * "Carry On" (Norah Jones song), 2016 *"Carry On" (Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Film Bulletin
The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 until April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those with a narrow arthouse release. History The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was edited in the mid-1950s by David Robinson, in the late 1950s and early 1960s by Peter John Dyer, and then by Tom Milne. By the end of the 1960s, when the character and tone of its reviews changed considerably with the arrival of a new generation of critics influenced by the student culture and intellectual tumult of the time (not least the overthrow of old ideas of "taste" and quality), David Wilson was the editor. It was then edited by Jan Dawson (1938 – 1980), for two years from 1971, and from 1973 until its demise by the New Zealand-born critic Richard Combs. In 1991, the ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was merged with '' Sight & Sound'', which had until then be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cronin (actor)
Michael Cronin (born 1942) is a British actor. Personal life Born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire during World War II, he was educated at St Brendan's College by the Christian Brothers in Bristol, and at the University of London where he studied English. He is married and has two sons. Acting career Cronin is a television and stage actor, particularly remembered for his role as the tough but fair PE teacher Geoff 'Bullet' Baxter in the television series ''Grange Hill'' between 1979 and 1986. He also made a cameo appearance as Baxter in a 2000 edition of '' The Grimleys''. He also appeared in ''Fawlty Towers'' as Irish cowboy builder Lurphy (whom Manuel memorably called a "hideous orangutan"), and as Eliphaz in the 1977 television miniseries ''Jesus of Nazareth''. He has appeared in episodes of ''Foyle's War'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''The Gentle Touch'', ''The Sweeney'' and '' Bergerac'', and played Vyacheslav Molotov in the 1989 TV movie '' Countdown to War''. In 1990 he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Duggan
Terence A. Duggan (15 April 1932 – 1 May 2008) was a British comedian and actor who had a successful career in cabaret and variety, and played numerous character roles on television. Early life Duggan was born in Hoxton, London. From the 1960s through the 1980s, he appeared on such television series as ''Are You Being Served?'', ''The Bill'', '' Bob Martin'', ''Only Fools and Horses'', ''Please Sir!'' and ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)''. He also performed pantomime, frequently teaming with his wife, the actress Anna Karen. He also appeared in different roles with her on six occasions in the ITV sitcom ''On the Buses'', as well as in the spin-off movie ''On the Buses'' (1971). He was also a stand-up comedian who was noted for his drunk sketches in which he portrayed an inebriated man, a concept earlier popularised by Freddie Frinton and Jimmy James. Besides practising theatrical performance from childhood, he learned acrobatics which led to film stuntman roles. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Harper (actress)
Kate Harper may refer to: * Kate M. Harper (born 1956), American politician * Kate Harper (''The West Wing''), fictional character in the American television series ''The West Wing'' {{hndis, Harper, Kate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Smith (actor)
Keith Wilfred Smith (24 February 1926 – 30 March 2008) was an English actor who is known for his roles in ''The Army Game'' and ''The Beiderbecke Trilogy''. Smith also appeared in ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' as a manager of a Companies featured in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin#Grot, Grot shop. Smith also appeared in ''George and Mildred'' in the episode ''List of George and Mildred episodes#Series 1 (1976), My Husband Next Door'', on 1 November 1976 as the TV repair man taking away the Roper's TV set, in series 1. Smith was a regular in the ''Q... (TV series), Q...'' with Spike Milligan. He died in London on 30 March 2008 at the age of 82 from motor neurone disease. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Keith 1926 births 2008 deaths English male television actors English male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Bernette
Sheila Bernette (occasionally Burnette; born 30 March 1931) is an English singer and character actress on film, television and radio. Bernette also appeared as herself in many television productions, and is remembered as one of the regular practical jokers in the UK version of ''Candid Camera''. Very petite, she usually wore her hair up to increase her height. A competent singer she was a regular on variety shows such as the ''Good Old Days'' and ''The Black and White Minstrel Show'' and appeared in the ''Royal Variety Performance'' show of 1970. Life Bernette was born Sheila Poncini on 30 March 1931 in the Marylebone district of London. Her parents were of Italian descent. Bernette entered television in 1955 and was popular and appeared as herself from 1968 in multiple UK television shows. Largely appearing in comedy roles she was a regular sidekick to many stars including Dick Emery and Leslie Crowther. Over and above her film and television roles she was a regular performer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Day
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (other), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth (other), lists various princesses named ''Elizabeth'' * Queen Elizabeth (other), lists various queens named ''Elizabeth'' * Saint Elizabeth (other), lists various saints named ''Elizabeth'' or ''Elisabeth'' ** Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Film and television * ''Elizabeth R'', 1971 * ''Elizabeth'' (TV series), 1980 * ''Elizabeth'' (film), 1998 * '' Elizabeth: The Golden Age'', 2007 Music * ''Elisabeth'' (Elisabeth Andreassen album) * ''Elisabeth'' (Zach Bryan album) * Elizabeth (band), an American psychedelic rock/progressive rock band active from 1967 to 1970 * ''Elizabeth'' (Lisa album) * ''Elizabeth'', an album by Killah Priest * "Elizabeth" (Ghost song) * "Elizabeth" (The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Williams (actor)
Frank John Williams (2 July 1931 – 26 June 2022) was an English actor best known for playing the Reverend Timothy Farthing in the BBC television British sitcom, sitcom ''Dad's Army'' (1969–1977). Often cast as a member of the clergy, Williams appeared in similar roles in sitcoms including ''The Worker (TV series), The Worker'', ''Vanity Fair (1987 TV serial), Vanity Fair'', ''Hi-de-Hi!'' and ''You Rang, M'Lord?'' and film ''What's Up Nurse!''. Williams reprised his role of the Reverend Mr. Farthing in the Dad's Army (2016 film), 2016 film adaptation of ''Dad's Army''. Early life Williams was born in Edgware, Middlesex, on 2 July 1931, to William Williams, a Welsh Nonconformist (Protestantism), nonconformist, and his wife Alice (née Myles). He was educated at a school which temporarily functioned in St Andrew's Church, Edgware, and two private schools before attending Ardingly College, West Sussex, and Hendon School (then Hendon County School). Williams was an only child an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
