Overrated and overhyped

Good start, but then it gets ruined

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Fans of the original CARRY ON DOCTOR might well be forgiven for assuming that this rushed-out sequel offers more of exactly the same, and indeed for the first half of the production that's exactly the case. Once more, the setting of the film is a hospital, with Hattie Jacques as Matron and Kenneth Williams as a pompous doctor. It's all very warm and familiar, with most of the Carry On team present and correct. Once again, Jim Dale is the focus of the slapstick comedy, and there's also a meatier role for Charles Hawtrey who gets probably the most screen time of his Carry On career.So far, so predictable and yet so amusing - fans will be in their element with another assured, confident piece of film-making, packed with seaside postcard-style humour. And then at the halfway point things change; there are exotic locales and a surprisingly densely-plotted narrative involving a magical weight loss elixir. This all builds to an unpredictable climax with multiple factions attempting to get one over on each other; it's the most complex script-writing of the series since the early 1960s, and proved to be a great and welcome surprise for this fan.

The creators certainly seemed to like setting their films amongst the medical profession; this is no bad thing though as some of the best non-historical Carry On films were set in hospitals and this one is particularly funny. This one sees the gang playing just the characters one would expect; Jim Dale is the (slightly) misunderstood Dr. Nookey, Kenneth Williams is the slightly snobby Consultant, Sid James is the orderly are a tropical health mission with five wives and Hattie is the matron; other regulars Joan Sims, Charles Hawtrey and Barbara Windsor also star.The film opens in an NHS hospital where Dr. Nookey accidentally goes into the women's shower; this is just the first of many mishaps which puts him top of the list when wealthy benefactor Ellen Moore wants a new doctor to take over a clinic she sponsors of a remote tropical island. Dr. Nookey finds it an utterly hellish job until he learns that his orderly, Gladstone Screwer, knows how to make an amazingly successful weight loss serum. Nookey is soon back in England making a fortune with the serum; he still has a few problems though; Gladstone expects paying fairly and his old consultant Dr Carver is not pleaser that Mrs Moore has set Nookey up in a clinic when he though she would support him.I had feared that this would be one of the weaker Carry On films; I didn't even recognise the title when I was it advertised! Thankfully I was laughing from the start; yes the jokes were fairly saucy but if that is what one expects of Carry On films of this era. There was also more flesh on display than in previous outings; when we first see Barbara Windsor she is wearing the tiniest costume imaginable and later appears naked... from behind of course. The cast perform their regular roles with aplomb; they know what they are doing and they do it well; especially Jim Dale who handles the lead role brilliantly. The story itself is fairly light but it serves its purpose which is to give a reason for the various jokes. If you enjoy the series I'm sure you'll like this one; it might not be the best but it is certainly a long way from being the worst.

This is a good Carry On, but not in the top 10. Jim Dale makes his final appearance as the head doctor. All of the characters are different in this Doctor sequel except for Hattie Jacques who plays the Matron. Valerie Van Ost is also in the sequel and she has a small part as an out patient nurse. I have liked her a lot since I saw her in an Avengers episode. Jim Dale has a lot of funny stunts during the film and they are all done by him. As he gets into trouble, he is sent to a mission in another country and it is run by Sid James. Sid is great as always, but his part is cut way too short. Jim takes back a serum that helps take off weight quickly. Sid follows him to get a piece of the profit. Turns out he took the wrong formula and it changes women into men. They all become partners in the end and Jim marries the girl he was pursuing. Solid film, but I need more Sid James.

This is meant to be the sequel to Carry On Doctor, and it is one of the best of all the Carry Ons. All the great British cast are at their best in a situation (hospital) comedy. The story mainly focuses on Doctor Jimmy Nookey (Jim Dale), the troublesome sex-obsessed doctor who wants better things to come to him, and his wish is granted. Model Goldie Locks (a fantastic looking Barbara Windsor) comes in with only hearts on her breasts and bum, and they develop a closer relationship in the hospital. Frederick Carver (Kenneth Williams) however is getting tired of his (to us) hilarious mistakes, so he sends him to a hospital in Africa run by Gladstone Screwer (Sid James). There he first thinks its not a real hospital, but soon he discovers Screwer can make obese eliminating tonic. When he gets back, he buys the building that Carver was going to, who sends disguised Doctor Ernest Stoppidge (Charles Hawtrey) to investigate things. Also starring Joan Sims as Ellen Moore, Hattie Jacques as Matron, Peter Butterworth as Shuffling Patient and Steptoe and Son's Wilfrid Brambell as Mr. Pullen. Filled with great sexy, stupid and innuendo gags, and a great British cast, it is a fantastic Carry On. Carry On films were number 39 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, and this film was number 77 on The 100 Greatest Sexy Moments for Windsor's examination. Very good!