grantss
Quite weak and silly.Despite the title and containing at least four actors and actresses from it, not a sequel to Carry on Doctor. A young doctor, Dr Nookey (played by Jim Dale) suffers a professional disgrace and is sent to a remote island. There he discovers a tonic that causes rapid weight-loss, ideal for obese people. He goes back to England and makes a fortune off the treatment...One of the more silly Carry On movies, and certainly not as good as Carry on Doctor. Carry on Doctor had its fair share of slapstick, but also had some fairly clever jokes and was generally good fun. Carry on Again Doctor is much more low-brow. Too many nudge-nudge- wink-wink sort of jokes and silly, random scenes.Overall: not that funny and not worth watching.
bkoganbing
The Carry On troupe takes on the medical profession in Carry On Again Doctor. Of course Carry On is exactly what at least one doctor is doing.In fact Jim Dale is the bane of the existence of Doctors Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey who run a clinic in London. The Dickensian named Dale as Dr. Nookey has little trouble getting plenty of that at the clinic and he keeps Williams and Hawtrey constantly agitated.But an accidental and I do mean accidental indiscretion with a female patient brings Dale an assignment to a south seas island clinic run by the cheerfully hedonistic Sid James. James has invented a weight loss remedy and the shapely shape of some of the south sea native female population is proof it works. Funny how everyone seems interested in only seeing how it works on women.Lots of typical Carry On bawdy humor in Carry On Again Doctor. I do so love seeing Hawtrey in drag on an industrial espionage mission so to speak.
Tweekums
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.
Jackson Booth-Millard
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!