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!
- The Colonel
- (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
- Director
- Writers
- Patrick Cargill(uncredited)
- Jack Beale(uncredited)
- Norman Hudis
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- GoofsWhen 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 versionsFor 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in This Is Your Life: Hattie Jacques (1963)
Fun seeing Wilfred Hyde White, an early Jill Ireland (but as a love interest for old Nasal Nose?) and June Whitfield, no doubt best known in America as Edina's mother on "Absolutely Fabulous."
The strongest point seemed to be waiting for Matron (what little I have seen of this woman, she is steadily emerging as the fave) to show up for inspection, but nothing really coming of it. I suppose the daffodil scene was bold for its time, must remember that. Certainly more daring than anything on American cinema.
I did enjoy Nurse Nightingale tho, keeping an eye on the patient.
There was just a bit of a hint of what is to come with Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques, as the two argued here over why he couldn't wear his robe while lying in bed.
And the laughing gas operation was highly original. I would wager that scene had something to do with why it got noticed in America.
Truthfully, I have never heard of any of these movies until a vacation to the UK back in '97.
It is an utterly fascinating idea to use the same actors over and over again in different settings tho.
- richard.fuller1
- Jun 15, 2004
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- Also known as
- 41 Grad Liebe
- Filming locations
- Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(the front of Haven Hospital)
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1