Films on TV (15th March+)

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Doctor in Clover

14:50 on Sunday 14th March on UKTV Gold.

Lighthearted comedy as a medical officer loses his job at a women's prison and enrols on a refresher course with his old tutor - causing considerable havoc with the nurses along the way. Entry number six in the 'Doctor in the House' series.

Director: Ralph Thomas

Starring: Leslie Phillips, James Robertson Justice, Shirley Anne Field, John Fraser, Joan Sims

(1966)



Doctor in the House

13:30 on Monday 15th March on BBC 2.

British medical comedy about a group of irrepressible medical students who have unconventional notions about studying anatomy. The first in a series of 'Doctor' films which also spawned a television series.

Director: Ralph Thomas

Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, James Robertson Justice, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Sinden

(Subtitles, 1954)



Doctor at Sea

13:30 on Tuesday 16th March on BBC 2.

British comedy about a youthful doctor who tires of general practice and signs up to be a ship's doctor in an effort to bring some excitement into his life. But the cargo boat he joins is skippered by a formidable martinet captain and, worse still, there are only two women on board. Luckily for the fun-loving medic, one of them, a beautiful French girl, is more than impressed with his bedside manner.

Director: Ralph Thomas

Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot, James Robertson Justice, Maurice Denham, Michael Medwin, Brenda De Banzie

(Subtitles, 1955)



Gold

01:00 on Wednesday 17th March on ITV1.

Suspenseful, action-packed drama about a conspiracy by unscrupulous South African gold mine owners to destroy their holdings in order to drive up gold prices worldwide. Only an honest foreman who hopes to thwart their plot stands in the way.

Director: Peter Hunt

Starring: Roger Moore, Susannah York, Ray Milland, Bradford Dillman, John Gielgud

(Subtitles, 1974)



San Demetrio, London

12:55 on Friday 19th March on Channel 4.

Wartime adventure based on the true story of a merchant marine oil tanker crippled at sea by a German torpedo, and the efforts of its crew to bring it back to Britain.

Director: Charles Frend

Starring: Walter Fitzgerald, Mervyn Johns, Ralph Michael, Robert Beatty

(Black and White, Subtitles, 1947)



Psychomania

01:40 on Saturday 20th March on BBC 1.

Bizarre British horror in which a young biker gang leader makes a pact with the Devil and uses it to win himself eternal life. His gang follow suit and join him on a rampage across the country. But would-be immortals have first to kill themselves, and if their faith wavers at the last moment, they do not come back. But not all the biker's friends want to follow him across the threshold.

Director: Don Sharp

Starring: Nicky Henson, Beryl Reid, George Sanders, Mary Larkin, Roy Holder, Robert Hardy

(Subtitles, 1971)

[Lord Brett]

Psychomania is one of the funniest British horror films ever made! I can only think that a competent direct like Don Sharp took one look at the script and decided to play the whole thing for laughs.