Carry On Nurse

Carry On Nurse is the second in the series of Carry On films withentries. It was released in 1959. Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims in her Carry On film debut, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey, with Hattie Jacques and Leslie Phillips. The film was written by Norman Hudis based on the play Ring for Catty by Patrick Cargill and Jack Beale. It was the top grossing film of 1959 in the UK and, with an audience of 10.4 million, had the highest cinema viewing of any of the Carry On films. Perhaps surprisingly, it was also highly successful in the US, where it was reported that it played at some cinemas for three years.

That evening, the boxer Bernie Bishop Kenneth Connor is admitted after hurting his hand at the end of a bout. The next day, the Sister Joan Hickson galvanises the nurses, orderly and patients for the inspection by Matron Hattie Jacques. As usual, she is let down by Nurse Dawson Joan Sims, a clumsy probationer. Matron checks on the progress of the patients, and speaks to Mr Hinton Charles Hawtrey, who is forever listening to the radio with his headphones. Mick and the Colonel bet on how long the Matron will take on her rounds.Ted is visited by his editor and agrees to write a series of articles on his hospital experiences. He realises that Nurse Denton is in love with a doctor, but that her interest is not returned. Bernie is told that he will not be able to box for several months at least. Nurse Dawson is sent to ring the bell to signal the end of visiting hours, but she calls for the fire brigade by mistake. ........

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