He seeks advice on courtship from Sparrow, who tells him to diet, visit a health clinic, and, later, be fitted for a corset. Meanwhile Sparrow becomes enamored of Delia, a patient who is both a model and aspiring actress. Sparrow has a brief affair with Sonja, a masseuse, while Delia is making a film in Rome. Sir Lancelot eventually proposes to Iris, but she gently turns him down in favor of a patient, Major Ffrench. Sir Lancelot takes comfort in the thought that his habits will not be changed, and the hospital atmosphere returns to normal as Sparrow welcomes Delia on her return.
Producer: Betty E. Box
Director: Ralph Thomas
Screenplay: Nicholas Phipps, Ronald Scott Thorn; Richard Gordon ("Doctor" books)
Cinematography: Ernest Steward
Art Direction: Alex Vetchinsky
Music: Norrie Paramor
Film Editing: Alfred Roome
Cast: Dirk Bogarde (Dr. Simon Sparrow), Samantha Eggar (Delia Mallory), James Robertson Justice (Sir Lancelot Spratt), Mylene Demongeot (Sonia/Helga), Donald Houston (Maj. French), Barbara Murray (Iris), Dennis Price (Blacker), Leo McKern (Heilbronn), Jessie Evans (Mrs. Parry), Ann Lynn (Mrs. Whittaker), Fenella Fielding (Passenger), Jill Adams (Genevieve), Michael Flanders (Bradby).
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